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Americans prefer lower-priced foreign items than those with ‘Made in the USA’ tags

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<div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-top" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div><br/><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Survey results showed Americans still prefer to buy lower-priced foreign items than more expensive local ones</strong></li><br/><li style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Researchers said Americans choose to be practical than to support the local economy</strong></li><br/><li style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The low demand for locally-made goods caused a number of layoffs and the shutting down of factories</strong></li><br/></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">A survey conducted by the Associated Press (AP) and the GfK marketing research firm revealed that a vast majority of Americans would still prefer to buy lower-priced items coming from foreign countries than purchase more expensive ones with “<em>Made in the USA</em>” tags.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">In an article written by Josh Boak and Emily Swanson for AP that was wired to <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-poll-americans-prefer-low-prices-to-items-made-in-the-usa-2016-4">Business Insider</a> on April 14, 2016, it was disclosed that the number of Americans who are trying to become practical instead of choosing to support the country’s economy are drastically increasing.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">“<em>Low prices are a positive (sic) for US consumers — it stretches budgets and allows people to save for their retirements, if they’re wise, with dollars that would otherwise be spent on day-to-day living</em>,” said 57-year-old Sonya Grob; a middle school secretary from Norman, Oklahoma.</p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-middle"><br/><br/></div><br/></div><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">Asked for an example, a local retailer said that if a person chooses between a $ 50 pants made in another country and an $ 85 pants made in the U.S. which is made of the same fabric and design, one will most likely prefer the cheaper item.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">According to the study, even the people from higher-earning households who earn more than $ 100,000 a year will still choose lower-priced items over the locally-made costly ones.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">Due to this, the U.S. economy has experienced a number of layoffs; with several factories being shut down due to the low demand for local products.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">“<em>We’re getting ripped off on trade by everyone. Jobs are going down the drain, folks</em>,” said Republican presidential aspirant Donald Trump during a speech in Albany, New York; adding that he will bring back millions of jobs lost to foreign competitors if he will be elected.</p><br/><p> </p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;"><br/><a href="http://kickerdaily.com/americans-prefer-lower-priced-foreign-items-than-those-with-made-in-the-usa-tags/" rel="nofollow">Kicker Daily News</a></p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-bottom" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div>

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