CURRENT PRESS RELEASES

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 133.1 points in January compared to 128.9 points (revised) in the previous month. This compensates for the decline in December. Overall, however, container throughput has stagnated since…

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 131.2 points in December compared to 133.6 points (revised) in the previous month. A decline was observed in all regions of the world.

According to the latest flash estimate by the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL), the Container Throughput Index remained almost constant in November at a seasonally adjusted 131.9 points compared to the previous month. However, container throughput in the European ports rose sharply once again. There was also an upward trend…

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) decreased slightly in September compared to the previous month to a seasonally adjusted 131.7 points. Container traffic decreased notably in the Chinese ports. The European ports, by contrast, recorded a strong…

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) decreased slightly in September compared to the previous month to a seasonally adjusted 134.0 points. Container traffic decreased notably in China and European ports, while it was stable in the other world regions.…

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 quite sharply in August to a seasonally adjusted 134.4 points compared to the previous month. The strong growth was spread fairly evenly across the regions of the world analysed.

The Joint Economic Forecast Project Group forecasts a 0.1% decline in Germany's gross domestic product in 2024. Looking further ahead, the institutes expect a weak recovery with growth of 0.8% (2025) and 1.3% (2026). Compared to the spring forecast, this represents a downward revision of 0.2 (2024) and 0.6 (2025) percentage points. “In addition to the economic downturn, the German economy is also…

According to the latest flash estimate by the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL), the Container Throughput Index rose to a seasonally adjusted 133.2 points in July compared to the previous month. The strongest increase in container throughput was recorded in the Chinese ports. In the European ports, throughput declined after…

According to the latest flash estimate by the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL), the seasonally adjusted Container Throughput Index stagnated at 130.4 points in June. A pronounced drop in European ports was compensated by an increase in the rest of the world.

According to the latest flash estimate by the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL), the Container Throughput Index rose to a seasonally adjusted 129.9 points in May compared to the previous month. The increase in container throughput in European ports was the main contributing factor.