CURRENT PRESS RELEASES

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, ...

The euro crisis is putting a strain on the German economy. Economic growth will therefore remain weak for the moment and only looks set to recover again slightly over the course of next year. The institutes forecast a 0.8% increase in gross domestic product for 2012 and a 1.0% increase for 2013. The situation in the employment market will deteriorate further, ...

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The German economy cooled down noticeably during the summer months. The RWI is consequently forecasting a 0.8% increase in real gross domestic product (GDP) for 2012, after having still anticipated 1.1% in June. The international economic environment in particular has deteriorated ...

The RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index decreased in July on a seasonally adjusted base from 113.6 (revised) to 112.4. This is the second decline in a row. The downward trend gained momentum, but the indicator has not yet...

The RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index decreased slightl in June: The seasonally adjusted value dropped from 114.2 (revised) to 113.5. This indicates a continuation of the weak of international trade growth that...