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Turkey Logistics Growth Index falls to 49.2 in October 2026 — lowest in the series
7 November 2026 — Turkey’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 49.2 in October 2026, -5.4 on 54.6 in September 2026, signalling contraction in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- Turkey Logistics Growth Index: 49.2 (October 2026), prior 54.6, change -5.4
- Rank: 36th of 42 economies; 15th of 16 in Asia-Pacific
- Asia-Pacific Logistics Index: 50.9
- 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
Turkey’s Logistics Growth Index fell 5.4 points to 49.2 in October, moving into contraction as factory orders and activity weakened. The decline was driven primarily by a much lower Business Volume Index reading, followed by lower Warehousing and Business Sentiment readings, reflecting weaker manufacturing output, fewer new orders, and falling confidence among manufacturers and consumers.
“With factories producing less, warehouses appear to have handled less and logistics activity in Turkey contracted in October. Port traffic probably still grew from September, with more port calls and higher import volumes in the first three weeks of the month.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The Turkey 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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