RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index: World trade declines considerably
The Container Throughput Index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) fell to 133.9 according to the flash-estimate for February. Compared with (revised) January value of 138.2, this reflects the fourth-largest decline observed so far.
RWI/ISL container handling index: World trade is reviving on a wide range
The container handling index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute of Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) continued to rise to 116.1 in August according to the latest flash estimate. The revival of world trade is gaining in breadth.
RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index: World trade is catching up again - regional differences remain large
The container throughput index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose to 111.5 in June according to the latest flash estimate. The most important reason is a strong increase in Chinese ports.
RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index: normalization in China, further decline in the rest of the world
The Container Throughput Index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose by 5.9 points to 111.2 in March, seasonally adjusted. However, this is 4 percent below the previous year's value.
RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index: sharp drop in February
The Container Throughput Index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) dropped shaprly by 10.9 points in February according to the current flash estimate. It is the strongest drop ever observed.
RWI / ISL Container Throughput Index: Surprising increase in January - but narrow database
The container handling index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) surprisingly rose to 115.4 in January according to the current flash estimate. However, it is clearly below the peak of summer 2019.
RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index: trade conflicts impact on world trade
The container handling index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) dropped to 137.7 in November according to the current flash estimate.
RWI/ISL Container Handling Index: World trade returns to growth
The container handling index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose again slightly in October to 139.9 according to the current flash estimate.
RWI / ISL Container Throughput Index: Despite a new high in the underlying trend rather sideways
The Container Throughput Index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) has risen slightly to 139.5 in September according to the current flash estimate and thus reached a record high.
RWI / ISL Container Throughput Index: Slight increase to new peak value
The Container Throughput Index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) has risen again slightly to 139.2 in August, thus reaching a new all-time high according to the current flash estimate in July.