Trade, Manufacturing, and Food Data Tracking
Monitoring trends in government data helps determine whether specific trade policies, pacts and actions are delivering as promised. Outcomes data reveal if in fact workers, Main Street businesses, small farmers, and U.S. manufacturers are benefiting, not only the powerful corporate interests that have captured U.S. trade policymaking for decades.
Rethink Trade tracks key outcomes relating to employment, U.S. manufacturing investment, trade balances, and more to determine whether trade actions are delivering on politicians’ promises.
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