據外媒報道，據中國海關數據統計，今年上半年中國嬰兒配方奶粉的進口總值，同比增長25%，較前年同期增長42%。
去年中國嬰兒配方奶粉進口值達24.7億美元，其中大約75%進口自歐洲，消費量約占全球市場的1/3。由于需求強勁，中國進口嬰兒配方奶粉的價格居高不下，而其它乳制品則呈下降趨勢，今年上半年每噸的價格同比減少5.4%。
報道指出，嬰兒配方奶粉進口持續增長的主要驅動力是網購的普及，住在小城鎮的父母，雖然住家附近商店買不到外國嬰兒配方奶粉，但可以在網絡上訂購。
根據瑞士銀行（UBS）的分析，2010年中國大陸嬰兒配方奶粉的銷售，約2%來自網購，到了2015年這個數值增長到22%，預期隨著都市化及互聯網的普及，會有更多人網購嬰兒配方奶粉。
市場調研公司歐睿國際（Euromonitor International）分析，未來五年中國嬰兒配方奶粉市場預計將增長一倍以上，2020年時將達到人民幣2463億元。
部分原文報道如下：
China's growing love affair with internet shopping is driving up sales of foreign baby formula.
The world's largest importer brought in 25% more foreign-made infant formula by value in the first six months of this year than in the same period in 2015, according to China customs data. That increase followed a 42% rise in import value for the comparative 2014 period.
As of 2015, China made up about one-third of the world's total infant-formula market, with imports valued at $2.47 billion annually, roughly three-quarters of which came from Europe. Prices for imported infant formula have stayed high, unlike prices in the broader dairy sector, whose products fell 5.4% per metric ton in the first half from the previous year.
原文鏈接：
<http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-head-to-the-web-to-feed-infants-1470157625>
日期：2016-08-04
