---
title: "Buy American"
description: "Out of 24 countries surveyed, Americans (53%) are the least supportive of international trade."
date: "2008-10-08"
authors:
  - name: "Russell Heimlich"
    job_title: "Former web developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2008/10/08/buy-american/"
---

# Buy American

While international trade is popular around the world — majorities in all 24 countries surveyed in 2008 by the Pew Global Attitudes Project say trade and economic integration is a good thing — only 53% of Americans support trade, the lowest level of support in any country surveyed. American support for trade is down sharply from 2002, when 78% believed it was having a positive impact. There is little partisan difference on trade with basically the same number of Republicans (55%), independents (54%) and Democrats (54%) seeing it as a good thing. Republican and independent support, however, has fallen in the last year. Proponents of trade in America include the young (65% of those under 30 have a positive view) and the wealthy (63% of those with household incomes above $75,000 support it). [Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/pubs/867/global-economic-gloom)