CURRENT PRESS RELEASES

The Container Throughput Index of the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) slightly dropped from (revised) 124.9 to 124.4 points in November, but remains still at a high level. Thus, the impression of the end of the stagnation phase in global economy strengthens.

The Container Throughput Index of the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) significantly improved from (revised) 122.4 to 124.6 points in October. This can be seen as a first sign of a recovering global economy, particularly since the September value was revised upwards as well. However, a trend cannot yet be…

The Container Throughput Index of the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) has slightly decreased from (revised) 122.2 to 121.8 points in September. The Index hence fluctuates around 122 points since six months now.

The Container Throughput Index of the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) has slightly increased from (revised) 121.4 to 122.0 points in August. Despite this increase, the level of June was not reached again.

The German economy markedly slowed down in spring. While the contraction in the second quarter was partly a result of unusual mild weather conditions in the first quarter of 2014, also underlying dynamics have lost momentum. Expansion of the global economy has also slowed down during the first half of 2014. In many countries special factors have been the driving force. Output grew only at a slower…

The Container Throughput Index of the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) has decreased from (revised) 123.0 to 121.9 points in July. Thus, the unsteady development proceeds, which has been observed already for half a year - even if the index continues to range at a high level.

By all appearances, global trade has extended slightly stronger again in June. This is indicated by the Container Throughput Index of the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL), which increased from (unchanged) 121.3 to 123.2 points.

The spring upswing of global port container handling turned out tob e weaker than usual. In May, the Container Throughput Index of the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) dropped from a corrected 122.6 to 121.3 points in May. This still represents a high level of activity, but the drop indicates that world…

The Container Throughput Index of the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) climbed from 120.5 points (revised) to 122.6 points in March and therewith reached a new all-time-high.

The Container Throughput Index of the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) has decreased slightly from a corrected 120.3 to 119.3. However, this is still the second highest volume ever recorded. The Index is hence still on a high level which confirms that world merchandise trade is in good shape.