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Americans see foreign trade positively when given an option between the views that importing is a negative and that exporting is a positive. Questions emphasizing only the effects of imports on jobs can produce more negative reactions.

Few Americans believe that dropping out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, as recently proposed by Hillary Clinton, would be very effective in helping improve the U.S. economy.

A majority of Americans (58%) continue to view foreign trade as an opportunity for the U.S. economy, while 33% see it as a threat.

The majority of Americans view foreign trade positively, with 54% seeing it as an opportunity for economic growth through exports rather than a threat from imports (38%). The issue divides Americans by education but not by party.

Among the goals for President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as they travel to Canada and Asia this week is to broaden U.S. trade. Americans take a slightly more negative (47%) than positive (44%) view of foreign trade, ...

With U.S. President-elect Barack Obama having stated his desire to renegotiate NAFTA, Gallup examines public opinion within the three countries involved. Americans are more negative about the economic benefits of NAFTA for their country, while ...

Gallup Polls in Canada and Mexico indicate that Obama supporters outnumber McCain supporters by 3-to-1. However, Canadians are much more likely than Mexicans to feel Americans' choice of president is relevant to them.

If you're worried about competing on a global scale, relax and don't believe the hype, says renowned economist John Helliwell: You might have more to fret about -- and more to gain -- in your own local market.

Gallup Poll Daily tracking shows Hillary Clinton tied with Barack Obama in national Democratic voters’ preferences, 45% to 45%.

Americans' cynicism about politics -- with the public long believing that special interests have undue influence in politics -- may be muting their responses to the Abramoff case. While a majority calls the case "a major scandal," barely half ...