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Italy Logistics Growth Index rises to 50.8 in August 2026 — highest in 2 months

10 September 2026 — Italy’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 50.8 in August 2026, +0.9 on 49.9 in July 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).

Corrected on 10 September 2026 · revised on 16 October 2026 · Corrections log

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47 48 49 50 51 52 53 50 = no change 50.8 Jan '26 Feb '26 Mar '26 Apr '26 May '26 Jun '26 Jul '26 Aug '26 Source: World Research Institute (WRI) — intelligence.worldresearch.org/lgi

Key figures

  • Italy Logistics Growth Index: 50.8 (August 2026), prior 49.9, change +0.9
  • Rank: 25th of 42 economies; 8th of 16 in Europe
  • Europe Logistics Index: 49.8
  • World Logistics Index: 51.8
  • Highest reading in 2 months.
  • Next release (as of today): 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 Italy Logistics Growth Index rose to 50.8 in August, returning to expansion with seven sub-indices expanding, as firm export-driven freight demand and robust warehousing throughput offset a persistent road freight capacity crunch. Ranking eighth of sixteen in the region, the headline reading was anchored by the Transportation and Warehousing indices, which expanded on the back of strong trade flows and goods movement.

Full Italy report — sub-indices, drivers and forecast →

“Ranking eighth of sixteen in the region, the headline reading was anchored by the Transportation and Warehousing indices, which expanded on the back of strong trade flows and goods movement.”
— James Carter, Vice President, Research & Strategy, World Research Institute

About the Logistics Growth Index

The Italy Logistics Growth Index (LGI) is one of the 42 country readings of the World Research Institute’s monthly Logistics Growth Index (LGI), which combines them by GDP weight into four regional indexes and the World Logistics Index. 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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