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Although the leading economic research institutes consider the German economy to be in a recovery phase following a downturn lasting several years, they nevertheless expect only a moderate increase in gross domestic product of 0.6 percent for 2026 and 0.9 percent for 2027. “The energy price shock triggered by the Iran war is hitting the recovery hard, but at the same time expansionary fiscal…

In February 2026, container throughput remained at a relatively high level. China scaled back its exports due to the New Year celebrations. This led to a decline in container throughput. At the same time, goods throughput in other regions of the world increased, which can be attributed to Chinese businesses bringing forward their trade in January. Overall, global trade continues to show a moderate…

At the end of the year, global trade – measured in terms of container throughput – picked up again despite the uncertainties caused by US tariff policy. 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 143.2 points in December. Compared to the previous…

Global trade is proving to be more stable than expected in the current year. 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) fell only slightly to 137.5 points in November. The overall index is thus virtually unchanged compared with the beginning of the…

According to the latest flash estimate, the Container Throughput Index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose to 137.2 points in October. This means the overall index largely made up for its decline compared to the previous month. However, German and European ports continue to lose container freight on a massive scale.…

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…