Australia Logistics Growth Index falls to 49.0 in September 2026 — lowest in 3 months
7 October 2026 — Australia’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 49.0 in September 2026, -0.2 on 49.2 in August 2026, signalling contraction in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- Australia Logistics Growth Index: 49.0 (September 2026), prior 49.2, change -0.2
- Rank: 34th of 42 economies; 15th of 16 in Asia-Pacific
- Asia-Pacific Logistics Index: 52.3
- World Logistics Index: 51.6
- Lowest reading in 3 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
Australia’s Logistics Growth Index slipped to 49.0 in September, a 0.2-point decline that kept the sector in contraction and placed the nation 15th of 16 in the Asia-Pacific region. The downturn was primarily driven by a deepening contraction in business volume and goods for sale, reflecting weakening factory output, soft household spending, and impending holiday-related shipping delays.
“With factory output weakening and consumer spending flat, there was less freight to move in Australia in September, and a sharp drop in business confidence deepened the contraction. Warehousing helped offset some of that, with strong take-up of space.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The Australia 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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