United Kingdom Logistics Growth Index rises to 50.8 in March 2026 — highest in the series
10 April 2026 — United Kingdom’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 50.8 in March 2026, +0.3 on 50.5 in February 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- United Kingdom Logistics Growth Index: 50.8 (March 2026), prior 50.5, change +0.3
- Rank: 32nd of 42 economies; 10th of 16 in Europe
- Europe Logistics Index: 50.3
- World Logistics Index: 51.5
- Highest reading in the published series.
- Next release: 7 November 2026, 09:00 UTC
Changes and ranks are calculated from unrounded readings, so a change can differ by 0.1 from the difference of the rounded figures shown, and economies with the same rounded reading can hold different ranks.
WRI’s assessment
The United Kingdom Logistics Growth Index registered 50.8 in March 2026, advancing 0.3 points from February to match the series high and sit above the three-month average of 50.5. The headline gain was primarily propelled by the Business Volume, Warehousing, and Transportation indices, which all expanded and posted solid month-on-month improvements.
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“The headline gain was primarily propelled by the Business Volume, Warehousing, and Transportation indices, which all expanded and posted solid month-on-month improvements.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The United Kingdom Logistics Growth Index (LGI™) is one of 42 country readings in the World Research Institute’s monthly Logistics Index family — a GDP-weighted diffusion index of logistics-sector activity across 42 economies, four regions and a World reading. A reading above 50 signals expansion and below 50 contraction. The World and regional Logistics Index readings are published openly at intelligence.worldresearch.org/lgi; country reports are available to subscribers, to accredited journalists via press access, and any reader may claim one complimentary country edition. Methodology: /methodology.
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