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http://www.google.com/trends?q=UK%2CUS&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all
...because more people would type UK if they want a UK result, and most results are US
My overall impression is that although Google Trends has potential to be a useful tool for the hardcore marketer it has yet to fulfil that potential. If you fall into that category then you are better off sticking with Wordtracker that provides much more specific information on search terms.
This is obviously a useful tool for those wishing to track online interest in a particular set of keywords. The graph produced shows the peaks and troughs of search activity and this can be compared with site stats to explain fluctuation in traffic to your site. Google even overlay related news stories in an attempt to explain what may have caused the peak in interest on a particular search term.
However, what is more interesting to me is that this service plugs a gap in Google Adwords. Google Adwords provides information on the number of times your ad is displayed (impressions) and the number of click throughs, but it doesn't provide any information on the number of searches being carried out. Google Trends allows you to explain fluctuations in your Adword campaigns as well as potentially identify times when you might wish to increase (or decrease) your daily spend.
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