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India Logistics Growth Index falls to 53.6 in October 2026 — lowest in 8 months

7 November 2026 — India’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 53.6 in October 2026, -3.4 on 57.0 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 55 56 57 58 50 = no change 53.6 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

  • India Logistics Growth Index: 53.6 (October 2026), prior 57.0, change -3.4
  • Rank: 2nd of 42 economies; 2nd of 16 in Asia-Pacific
  • Asia-Pacific Logistics Index: 50.9
  • World Logistics Index: 51.2
  • Lowest reading in 8 months.
  • 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

India’s Logistics Growth Index fell to 53.6 in October 2026, down 3.4 points from September but still in expansion, and ranks second of sixteen Asia-Pacific economies. The moderation was primarily driven by a lower Warehousing Index reading, alongside transport capacity moving into contraction amid late-month cyclone disruptions at several east-coast ports.

Full India report — sub-indexes, drivers and forecast →

“India’s logistics activity grew more slowly in October. Estimates showed record wholesale sales of passenger vehicles, but a cyclone disrupted several east-coast ports late in the month.”
— Stephen Poh, Principal Economist, World Research Institute

About the Logistics Growth Index

The India 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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