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During January 2017, the Container Throughput Index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) recorded another increase, reaching 124.2 points. Whilst the flash estimate for December 2016 needed a downwards revision (to 123.9), updated figures for November handling volumes of some ports made a strong upwards revision of the…

During December 2016, The Container Throughput Index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) reached a new all-time-high of 124.3 points. The previous record was observed in Feb. 2015 (122.8 points). The fourth consecutive increase of the index indicates that the world trade has gained momentum noticeably at the end of…

During November 2016, The Container Throughput Index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) recorded a healthy increase to 122.1 points.

During October 2016, the Container Throughput Index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) remained unchanged at a level of 119.5 points. There was no need to revise the figure for the previous month (September: 119.5 points). All in all, the index indicates – at best – a modest development of world trade.

During September 2016, the Container Throughput Index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) slightly improved to 119.5 points. The revised estimate for August currently stands at 118.8 (revised up by 0.6 points). Despite this momentary upturn, the total RWI/ISL-Container Throughput index still indicates nothing more than…

Thanks to a stable job market and solid consumption, the German economy is experiencing a moderate upswing. The GDP is expected to increase by 1.9 percent this year, 1.4 percent in 2017, and 1.6 percent in 2018, according to the Gemeinschaftsdiagnose (GD, joint economic forecast) that was prepared by five of Europe’s leading economic research institutes on behalf of the Federal Government. The…

In August 2016, the Container Throughput Index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) suffered a setback and fell from a (revised) 119.2 points in Juli to 118.2 points. The index is thus indicating a contraction of world trade following two comparatively healthy quarters.

The Container Throughput Index of the RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) has improved to 119.8 points in July from119.3 (revised) in June. It confirms the upward trend of world trade illustrated by the Container Index since March 2016. The index is now slightly below the level reached at the turn of the years 2014/15.

The Container Throughput Index of the Rheinisch-Westfälische Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) climbed significantly to 120.0 points in June 2016. All in all the health of world trade – derived from container handling statistics – now looks better than it did just a month ago.

The Container Throughput Index of the Rheinisch-Westfälische Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) fell to 116.8 points in May 2016 (revised April estimate: 117.9). This suggests a continuous weakness of the development of the world trade in goods.