A growing volume of trade is conducted in bits and bytes that flow over the Internet. A new study by McKinsey finds that digital-driven, knowledge-intensive goods today comprise a full 50% of total global cross-border trade – and are growing at least 1.3 times as fast as other types of trade.
互联网怀疑派还可能蓄意破坏极具变革潜力的跨大西洋自由贸易谈判。这一谈判以极旺的势头始于去年。通过比特和字节流在互联网上完成的贸易量越来越大。麦肯锡（McKinsey）的新研究发现如今数字驱动的知识密集型商品占据了全球跨境贸易的整整50%——并且在以比传统贸易形式高1.3倍的速度增长。如果当前趋势继续下去，到2025年此类商品贸易量将翻三倍。