Austria Logistics Growth Index rises to 50.1 in September 2026 — highest in 5 months
7 October 2026 — Austria’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 50.1 in September 2026, +0.1 on 50.0 in August 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- Austria Logistics Growth Index: 50.1 (September 2026), prior 50.0, change +0.1
- Rank: 30th of 42 economies; 10th of 16 in Europe
- Europe Logistics Index: 49.3
- World Logistics Index: 51.6
- Highest reading in 5 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
Austria’s Logistics Growth Index edged up to 50.1 in September 2026, rising 0.1 points to sit above its three-month average. The marginal expansion was primarily driven by a robust surge in the Business Volume Index, as factory activity and new orders accelerated to their fastest paces in over four years.
“Austria’s factories had a strong month, with new orders rising faster, but logistics growth was marginal and fragile: record-high diesel prices drove up road freight costs, and transport, warehousing and employment all remained in contraction.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The Austria 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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