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Hong Kong Logistics Growth Index rises to 52.6 in October 2026 — highest in the series

7 November 2026 — Hong Kong’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 52.6 in October 2026, +0.1 on 52.5 in September 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).

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47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 50 = no change 52.6 Jan '26 Feb '26 Mar '26 Apr '26 May '26 Jun '26 Jul '26 Aug '26 Sep '26 Oct '26 Source: World Research Institute (WRI) — intelligence.worldresearch.org/lgi

Key figures

  • Hong Kong Logistics Growth Index: 52.6 (October 2026), prior 52.5, change +0.1
  • Rank: 9th of 42 economies; 4th of 16 in Asia-Pacific
  • Asia-Pacific Logistics Index: 50.9
  • World Logistics Index: 51.2
  • Highest 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 Hong Kong Logistics Growth Index edged up to 52.6 in October 2026, a marginal 0.1-point gain that kept activity in expansion, and the index ranks fourth of 16 in the region. The advance was led by the Transportation and Business Sentiment indices, as seaborne estimates leaned to more freight and large firms’ overall expectations for the fourth quarter turned net positive in a survey released on 16 October.

Full Hong Kong report — sub-indexes, drivers and forecast →

“Hong Kong’s logistics activity kept growing in October, marginally faster than in September, and estimates suggest a little more freight moved by sea. Sustained demand from technology-related sectors also supported warehouse leasing in the third quarter.”
— Stephen Poh, Principal Economist, World Research Institute

About the Logistics Growth Index

The Hong Kong 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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