Japan Logistics Growth Index falls to 50.6 in May 2026 — lowest in 2 months
10 June 2026 — Japan’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 50.6 in May 2026, -0.7 on 51.3 in April 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- Japan Logistics Growth Index: 50.6 (May 2026), prior 51.3, change -0.7
- Rank: 30th of 42 economies; 14th of 16 in Asia-Pacific
- Asia-Pacific Logistics Index: 51.7
- World Logistics Index: 51.6
- Lowest reading in 2 months.
- 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
Japan’s Logistics Growth Index eased to 50.6 in May 2026, slipping 0.7 points as capacity constraints offset robust domestic demand. The decline was primarily driven by a contraction in transportation, where surging export volumes for advanced goods were undermined by broader container volume declines, alongside a deepening contraction in transport capacity stemming from structural driver shortages.
“The decline was primarily driven by a contraction in transportation, where surging export volumes for advanced goods were undermined by broader container volume declines, alongside a deepening contraction in transport capacity stemming from structural driver shortages.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The Japan 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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