This statistics shows the opinion of Americans and Germans on the free trade agreement between the U.S. and the EU which is known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). In 2015, around 21% of Americans and 36% of Germans thought that TTIP would be a bad thing for their country. Out of those, 61% of Germans feared that TTIP would lower the food, environment and auto safety standards.
Why do you think the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the U.S. and the EU would be bad for our country?
Characteristic
United States
Germany
Lead to job losses and lower wages
50%
17%
Give foreign companies unfair advantages
22%
18%
Lowers food, auto and environmental safety standards
* TTIP, known as Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, is a free trade agreement between the U.S. and European Union. The survey was conducted amongst the people who said TTIP will be a bad thing for their country.
The report examines American and German attitudes toward each other and their respective geopolitical roles based on the telephonic survey conducted in both the countries.
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Pew Research Center. (May 7, 2015). Why do you think the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the U.S. and the EU would be bad for our country? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/427334/reasons-against-ttip-public-opinion-of-germans-and-americans/?locale=en
Pew Research Center. "Why do you think the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the U.S. and the EU would be bad for our country?." Chart. May 7, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/427334/reasons-against-ttip-public-opinion-of-germans-and-americans/?locale=en
Pew Research Center. (2015). Why do you think the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the U.S. and the EU would be bad for our country?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/427334/reasons-against-ttip-public-opinion-of-germans-and-americans/?locale=en
Pew Research Center. "Why Do You Think The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (Ttip) between The U.S. and The Eu Would Be Bad for Our Country?." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/427334/reasons-against-ttip-public-opinion-of-germans-and-americans/?locale=en
Pew Research Center, Why do you think the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the U.S. and the EU would be bad for our country? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/427334/reasons-against-ttip-public-opinion-of-germans-and-americans/?locale=en (last visited December 18, 2024)
Why do you think the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the U.S. and the EU would be bad for our country? [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 7, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/427334/reasons-against-ttip-public-opinion-of-germans-and-americans/?locale=en
