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Brazil Logistics Growth Index falls to 48.9 in October 2026 — lowest in the series
7 November 2026 — Brazil’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 48.9 in October 2026, -1.5 on a revised 50.4 in September 2026, signalling contraction in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- Brazil Logistics Growth Index: 48.9 (October 2026), prior 50.4 (revised), change -1.5
- Rank: 37th of 42 economies; 4th of 5 in America
- America Logistics Index: 52.5
- World Logistics Index: 51.2
- Lowest reading in the published series.
- Next release: 7 December 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 Brazil Logistics Growth Index fell to 48.9 in October 2026, down 1.5 points from a revised 50.4 in September and below its three-month average. The decline was driven primarily by a contraction in transportation and tighter transport capacity, as port calls appeared to dip and manufacturers’ supplier delivery times lengthened amid freight and material shortages.
“Brazil’s logistics sector fell into contraction in October, with manufacturers still cutting output while shortages of freight and materials slowed deliveries from their suppliers. Warehousing, though, kept growing after firms took on more space in the third quarter.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The Brazil Logistics Growth Index (LGI) is one of the 42 economy 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: intelligence.worldresearch.org/methodology. Research for the October 2026 readings closed on 3 November 2026.
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