Indians think trade is good for their country, creates jobs, and raises wages.
The rise in intense Indian support for trade reflects a widely shared perception that international commerce benefits individuals. Contrary to public opinion in the U.S., Europe and Japan, a majority of Indians believe trade with other countries leads to an increase in wages (57%) and creates jobs (56%). And such sentiment is up slightly from 2014. Few Indian adults believe trade kills jobs (15%) or undermines wages (13%). At the same time, roughly half of Indians (52%) say trade increases prices, a sentiment that is widely shared in other emerging markets yet is contrary to economic theory that international commerce should lead to falling prices.
Indians think trade is good for their country, creates jobs and raises wages  | Trade with other countries  | 2014 2018  | 2014 2018  | 2014 2018  | 2014 2018  | 76%  | 57  | 56  | 49  | 49  | 29  | Increases  | Decreases  | Creates  | Is good  | wages  | prices  | jobs  | 15  | 9  | 11%  | 13  | Is bad  | 15  | Destroys  | Increases  | Decreases  | 23  | jobs  | 24  | prices  | wages  | 48  | 52  | Does not  | Does not  | Does not  | 10  | 10  | make a  | make a  | make a  | difference  | difference  | difference  | Note: Don "t know responses not shown.  | Source: Spring 2018 Globa Attitudes Survey conducted among Indian adults from May 23-July 23, 2018. Q25-028.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 