QUESTION: Critics blame the North American Free Trade Agreement for the loss of thousands of manufacturing jobs throughout the country. But proponents of NAFTA believe those job losses are the result of technological advances that have changed the way manufacturers do business. To which do you assign blame for heavy job losses in Rhode Island’s manufacturing sector?
The impact of NAFTA: 0%
Technological advances: 100%
QUESTION: NAFTA took effect early 1994. How do you gauge the impact it had on your business or organization?
Significant impact: 0%
No impact: 100%
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QUESTION: How do you gauge the impact it has had on the state’s overall economy?
Positive: 12%
Negative: 5%
Don’t know: 83%
QUESTION: In general, does your company or organization conduct more business with foreign countries or less business than it did a decade ago?
More: 18%
Less: 0%
No change: 82%
The Providence News/Johnson & Wales executive poll is a weekly survey of 70 top business leaders throughout the state, representing small and large companies in a variety of industries and businesses.
