CURRENT PRESS RELEASES

The seasonally adjusted RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index increased to 115.7 in May after a corrected 115.1 in April. However, the increase was not strong enough to even out the previous month’s decrease. All in all, the index indicates ...

The RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index sank considerably in April to 114.7 after a (corrected) value of 116.7 in March after seasonal adjustment. This indicates that the volume of international merchandise trade has decreased. However, ...

The RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index has improved slightly from a revised 116.4 in February to 116.8 in March after seasonal adjustment. It still falls short of its January high, but this does not come as a surprise. The dip in Chinese container exports in February caused by...

An upwards tendency re-emerged in the German economy in spring 2013. The situation in the financial markets has eased thanks to subsiding uncertainty regarding the future of the European Monetary Union. The headwind in the world economy has also tailed off somewhat. The institutes expect...

The RWI/ISL Container Handling Index receded slightly in February as expected. However, the decrease from a seasonally adjusted 117.6 to 116.7 was moderate given January’s strong hike. The latter was a result of this year’s late...

The upward movement of the RWI/ISL-Container-Throughput-Index continued in January. On a seasonally adjusted base it increased by 2.3% to 117.6 after (revised) 115.0 in December. However, the January figures can be expected to be influenced by Chinese New Year’s celebrations. Experience shows that...

The seasonally adjusted RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index increased noticeably from a corrected 113.9 in November to 115.5 in December, indicating a strengthening of world trade. It is now close to its previous peak of September though the latter had mostly been...

The seasonally adjusted RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index changed only slightly in November. It increased from a corrected 112.2 to 112.5 and confirms the weak underlying growth of world merchandise trade. The Index value for October ...

The seasonally adjusted RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index fell significantly from a corrected 116.3 to 112.9. Contrary to previous years, the seasonal peak was already reached in September. This may be due to...

The RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index for September shows a notable increase from a corrected 110.9 to 113.4 after seasonal adjustment. A large portion of the losses since May were hence evened out. If this tendency is confirmed next month, ...