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Russia Logistics Growth Index rises to 50.6 in October 2026 — highest in the series

7 November 2026 — Russia’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 50.6 in October 2026, +5.2 on a revised 45.4 in September 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).

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44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 50 = no change 50.6 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

  • Russia Logistics Growth Index: 50.6 (October 2026), prior 45.4 (revised), change +5.2
  • Rank: 19th of 42 economies; 8th of 16 in Europe
  • Largest rise of the 42 economies this month.
  • Europe Logistics Index: 50.0
  • 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 Russia Logistics Growth Index rose to 50.6 in October 2026, up 5.2 points from a revised 45.4 in September. The rise was driven by an expansion in transportation, with rail loading up on September.

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

“The expansion in Russia’s logistics sector was narrow in October: transportation did most of the lifting, but factory output and new orders fell for a third consecutive month. Some manufacturers, though, were hopeful of a more stable market.”
— Stephen Poh, Principal Economist, World Research Institute

About the Logistics Growth Index

The Russia 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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