France Logistics Growth Index falls to 43.5 in September 2026 — lowest in the series
7 October 2026 — France’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 43.5 in September 2026, -0.8 on 44.4 in August 2026, signalling contraction in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- France Logistics Growth Index: 43.5 (September 2026), prior 44.4, change -0.8
- Rank: 42nd of 42 economies; 16th of 16 in Europe
- Second-sharpest fall of the 42 economies this month.
- Europe Logistics Index: 49.3
- World Logistics Index: 51.6
- Lowest reading in the published series.
- 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
France’s Logistics Growth Index declined to 43.5 in September, a 0.8-point drop that leaves the reading below its three-month average and ranks the country 16th of 16 in the region. The contraction was primarily driven by a sharp deterioration in transportation and transport capacity, where record-high diesel prices and severe maritime routing disruptions squeezed freight networks.
“Severe disruption to shipping routes and record diesel prices cut the vessel and lorry capacity available in France in September, pushing the logistics sector further into contraction. Surging energy costs also left households with less to spend, so shoppers cut back.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The France 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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