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The Container Throughput Index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) fell slightly in September, according to the latest flash estimate, reaching a seasonally adjusted 136.7 points compared to the previous month. Without the significant increase in container throughput at Chinese ports, the overall index would have declined…

Global container throughput remains stable despite uncertainty caused by US customs policy. This is shown by the container throughput index published by the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL). According to the latest flash estimate in August, the seasonally adjusted index stands at 138.3 points, largely unchanged from the…

The German economy is emerging from the trough and is likely to regain some momentum over the next two years. Following stagnation in the first half of the year, the Joint Economic Forecast project group predicts gross domestic product growth of 0.2 percent for the current year in its fall report. In the next two years, an expansionary fiscal policy is likely to accelerate economic growth…

According to the latest flash estimate, the Container Throughput Index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) increased in July compared to the previous month to a seasonally adjusted 137.5 points after a revised 135.4 points in June. This has evened out the losses related to US tarriffs of the previous months. The…

According to the latest flash estimate, the container throughput index compiled by the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) remained largely unchanged in June at a seasonally adjusted 136.5 points compared with the previous month, reflecting the continuing weakness in global trade. Since the beginning of the year, the index has…

According to the latest flash estimate, the Container Throughput Index by RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose in May (seasonally adjusted) to 138.3 points, up from a revised 137.9 in April. This indicates that global trade remains strong – despite the temporary sharp increase in tariffs on imports to the United States.…

The Container Throughput Index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose slightly in April. According to the latest flash estimate, the index climbed to a seasonally adjusted 137.3 points, up from 136.2 points (revised) in March. The latest development shows that global trade has so far remained stable despite increasing…

According to the latest flash estimate, the Container Throughput Index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) fell to a seasonally adjusted 135.3 points in March compared to 137.6 points (revised) in the previous month. After container throughput in European ports had already fallen in the previous month, shipping trade is…

The German economy will continue to tread water in 2025. In their spring report, the leading economic research institutes forecast an increase in gross domestic product of just 0.1 per cent for the current year. For 2026, the institutes expect gross domestic product to increase by 1.3 per cent. In the short term, the new US trade policy and economic policy uncertainty are weighing on the German…

According to the latest flash estimate, the Container Throughput Index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose to a seasonally adjusted 135.1 points in February compared to 134.0 points (revised) in the previous month. The rise is due to an increase in container throughput in many regions of the world. In European ports,…