Atlantic Canadians Buying More Canadian-Made Products Because Of Trump Tariffs
Seventy per cent of Atlantic Canadians are making a conscious effort to buy Canadian products since the beginning of the trade dispute with the Trump administration in the U.S., according to a new poll by Corporate Research Associates.
In a survey of 1,500 adults in August, seven in 10 respondents said they completely or mostly agree that they have made a conscious effort to purchase more Canadian products than prior to the dispute. Twenty-five per cent of the poll respondents completely or mostly disagree that they have made an effort to purchase more Canadian products since the recent trade dispute.
That’s good news for Canadian businesses, says Don Mills, Chairman and CEO of Corporate Research Associates.
“It appears that the current trade dispute with the United States may be benefiting Canadian producers,” said Mills in a release. “The question is whether this is a short-term reaction or a more permanent trend.”
The poll also showed that residents in New Brunswick are more likely than people elsewhere in Atlantic Canada to be making an effort to purchase more Canadian products since the dispute.
The likelihood of residents making an effort to purchase more Canadian products than prior to this dispute increases with age
These results are part of the CRA Atlantic Quarterly phone survey of Atlantic Canadians. The overall results are accurate to within ± 2.5 percentage points, 95 out of 100 times.