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United Kingdom Logistics Growth Index falls to 50.6 in August 2026 — lowest in 2 months
10 September 2026 — United Kingdom’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 50.6 in August 2026, -1.3 on 51.9 in July 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Revised on 16 October 2026 · Corrections log
Key figures
- United Kingdom Logistics Growth Index: 50.6 (August 2026), prior 51.9, change -1.3
- Rank: 29th of 42 economies; 11th of 16 in Europe
- Europe Logistics Index: 49.8
- World Logistics Index: 51.8
- Lowest 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 United Kingdom Logistics Growth Index fell to 50.6 in August, remaining in expansion but marking a clear decline from the prior month. The decline was primarily driven by the Goods for Sale Index, which fell into contraction at 46.5, partly offset by the Warehousing Index, which expanded to 53.5 on pre-holiday stock positioning, and the Transportation Index, which crossed into expansion at 50.5.
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“The decline was primarily driven by the Goods for Sale Index, which fell into contraction at 46.5, partly offset by the Warehousing Index, which expanded to 53.5 on pre-holiday stock positioning, and the Transportation Index, which crossed into expansion at 50.5.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The United Kingdom 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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