CURRENT PRESS RELEASES

As expected last month, the Container Throughput Index of RWI and ISL dropped significantly. After a sharp increase in February due to special factors, the index returned to its January value of 119.1 points. The quarterly averages are currently easier to interpret. With 120.9 points, the index was slightly stronger in the first quarter of 2015 than in the last quarter of 2014. This indicates a…

The German economy is experiencing a strong upturn driven by unexpected expansive impulses, especially the falling oil price and the sharp depreciation of the euro. Gross domestic product is expected to increase by 2.1 percent this year. The 68 percent projection interval ranges from 1.1 percent to 2.8 percent. Consumption is the driving force behind the upturn.

During February, the RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index showed a robust increase from 123.1 points in January (unchanged) to 126.3 points. The flash estimate for February is based on handling data of 38 ports, which account for a combined 70 percent of the entire index.

The Container Throughput Index of the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) declined again from (revised) 123.2 to 123.1 points in January.

The Container Throughput Index of the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) experienced a significant decline of (revised) 123.9 to 122.7 points in December. Also the value for November was revised downwards by 0.5 points. All in all, the index is now just slightly above the level of mid-year 2014.

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…