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Japan Logistics Growth Index rises to 52.7 in August 2026 — highest in the series

10 September 2026 — Japan’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 52.7 in August 2026, +0.3 on 52.3 in July 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).

Revised on 16 October 2026 · Corrections log

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47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 50 = no change 52.7 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

  • Japan Logistics Growth Index: 52.7 (August 2026), prior 52.3, change +0.3
  • Rank: 15th of 42 economies; 8th of 16 in Asia-Pacific
  • Asia-Pacific Logistics Index: 52.6
  • World Logistics Index: 51.8
  • Highest reading in the published series.
  • 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

Japan’s Logistics Growth Index advanced to 52.7 in August, a 0.3-point gain keeping expansion above its three-month average. The improvement was primarily propelled by the Business Volume Index, which advanced to 55.2 on record trade flows and robust demand for technology components, alongside a lift in the Goods for Sale Index to 55.0 as consumer demand for retail and automotive products remained healthy.

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“The improvement was primarily propelled by the Business Volume Index, which advanced to 55.2 on record trade flows and robust demand for technology components, alongside a lift in the Goods for Sale Index to 55.0 as consumer demand for retail and automotive products remained healthy.”
— James Carter, Vice President, Research & Strategy, World Research Institute

About the Logistics Growth Index

The Japan 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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