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Ireland Logistics Growth Index falls to 52.8 in October 2026 — lowest in 2 months

7 November 2026 — Ireland’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 52.8 in October 2026, -0.5 on a revised 53.3 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 50 = no change 52.8 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

  • Ireland Logistics Growth Index: 52.8 (October 2026), prior 53.3 (revised), change -0.5
  • Rank: 8th of 42 economies; 3rd of 16 in Europe
  • Europe Logistics Index: 50.0
  • World Logistics Index: 51.2
  • Lowest reading in 2 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

Ireland’s Logistics Growth Index eased to 52.8 in October 2026, down from a revised 53.3 in September. The moderation was primarily driven by tightening transport capacity and slower growth in business volume, even as warehousing activity rose and freight movement appeared to sustain its momentum.

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

“Ireland’s logistics growth slowed slightly in October as manufacturing growth eased and transport capacity tightened amid international shipping delays. Even so, freight appeared to keep its momentum, and manufacturers took on staff faster to meet demand.”
— Stephen Poh, Principal Economist, World Research Institute

About the Logistics Growth Index

The Ireland 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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