The early read on global economic momentum.
The Logistics Index distils supply-chain signals into a single, comparable read on momentum across 42 economies — published monthly, ahead of the official trade and output data, for the businesses, investors, policymakers and researchers who need direction first.
Independently computed and published by the World Research Institute — a global research firm serving organisations in 150+ countries.
Updated September 2026 · the October 2026 edition publishes 7 November 2026, 09:00 UTC · figures subject to scheduled revision. Methodology →
Logistics Index
WRI read. The Logistics Index held to 51.6 in September 2026, with 30 of 42 economies expanding — America leads at 52.6, Europe trails at 49.3.
Explore the Logistics IndexThe Logistics Index is the first index published in the World Research Institute's Intelligence program.
What the Logistics Index tells you
A diffusion reading: 50 is no change on the prior month. Above 50, activity is expanding; below 50, contracting — the distance from 50 is the strength of the move.
Diffusion indexes turn before hard trade and output data, which arrive with a lag. The reading is an early, comparable signal of momentum in goods movement.
Supply-chain and logistics leaders, macro and rates desks, trade bodies and policymakers — reading global momentum before the official trade and output data prints.
Gateway Access Monitor
A monthly assessment of how reliably shippers can secure passage through the world’s maritime chokepoints — capacity, waiting, price and eligibility at the Panama Canal, Suez Canal and Strait of Hormuz — published openly alongside the Logistics Index.
Every economy, the full read
- Executive summary & decision read — the verdict and the call, in prose
- Forecast & track record — next-month model outlook on the trajectory; the ±1σ band and accuracy scoring build as each edition's history deepens
- Driver decomposition — what moved the composite this month
- Peer cross-section — ranked against the other tracked economies
- Methodology & sub-index weights — the full weighting, reconciled
How the index is computed
Methodology v2 · effective Jun 2026 →Each index is a GDP-weighted diffusion measure across 42 economies and 4 regions, on a US$107.01T base. 50 = no change versus the prior month; the composite reconciles to its weighted sub-index contributions.
Every country reading is researched and cross-verified across multiple independent sources before publication, then published on a fixed monthly cadence under a documented, scheduled-revision policy. Full methodology →
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