For immediate release← October 2026 edition release
Japan Logistics Growth Index rises to 51.0 in October 2026 — highest in 2 months
7 November 2026 — Japan’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 51.0 in October 2026, +1.3 on a revised 49.7 in September 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- Japan Logistics Growth Index: 51.0 (October 2026), prior 49.7 (revised), change +1.3
- Rank: 16th of 42 economies; 8th of 16 in Asia-Pacific
- Asia-Pacific Logistics Index: 50.9
- World Logistics Index: 51.2
- Highest 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
Japan’s Logistics Growth Index advanced to 51.0 in October 2026, up 1.3 points from a revised 49.7 in September, with manufacturers reporting rising output. The expansion was primarily driven by the Business Volume Index, which signalled more manufacturing and service activity than in September, with the Transportation Index also higher, as provisional container volumes at the main ports rose above their level a month earlier in mid-October.
“Busier factories and service firms lifted Japan’s logistics reading in October. Demand for warehouse space stayed strong in Tokyo and Osaka through the third quarter, but retail sales fell on the month in September and consumer confidence slipped in October.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The Japan 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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