Main reasons of Germans and Americans against TTIP 2015

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	12%	61%

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Release date

May 2015

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Region

Germany, United States

Survey time period

February 26 to March 1, 2015

Number of respondents

1,966 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

* 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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