Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika LMI Logistics Managers Index Aktuell

The Logistics Manager’s Index in the US increased to 55.6 in January 2024, the highest in three months, from 50.6 in December. For the first time since September 2019, every metric is in expansion territory, led by an increase in the restocking of inventories (52.8 vs 44.3), especially for retailers, after a busy holiday season. This in turn led to a considerable expansion of inventory costs (66.8 vs 55.8). Also, transportation prices rose for the first time since June 2022 (55.8 vs 43.1). Meanwhile, warehousing metrics rose at a slightly slower pace, namely warehousing capacity (54.1 vs 55.1), warehousing utilization (58.7 vs 60.2) and warehousing prices (64.2 vs 65.5). "We need to see a longer period of growth to call an official end to the freight recession. However, January’s report does offer evidence that the logistics industry could be moving back into a period of growth". Yet, future predictions for the overall index rose to 62.8 from 59.9.