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Switzerland Logistics Growth Index falls to 50.0 in October 2026 — lowest in the series

7 November 2026 — Switzerland’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 50.0 in October 2026, -2.9 on 52.9 in September 2026, signalling no change 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 50.0 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

  • Switzerland Logistics Growth Index: 50.0 (October 2026), prior 52.9, change -2.9
  • Rank: 28th of 42 economies; 11th of 16 in Europe
  • Europe Logistics Index: 50.0
  • World Logistics Index: 51.2
  • Lowest 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

Switzerland’s Logistics Growth Index fell 2.9 points to the no-change line of 50.0 in October 2026 as momentum stalled. Growth in business volume, driven by expanding factory production and order books, was offset by contractions in transportation and transport capacity.

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

“Swiss logistics activity in October was about where it was in September. Factory output and order books grew, while record low water levels on the Rhine severely restricted shipping, and bottlenecks on rail, the main alternative, caused delays and cancellations.”
— Stephen Poh, Principal Economist, World Research Institute

About the Logistics Growth Index

The Switzerland 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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