Warehouse prices

Lack of transportation capacity swells inventories, survey finds

Warehouse capacity tightens further in January

A survey measuring supply chain activity, the Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI), logged a 12th straight month with a reading above 70, a level classified as “significant expansion.” An accumulation of inventory throughout the supply chain and not enough transportation capacity to turn it quickly drove the increase.

The LMI increased 1.8 percentage points in January to 71.9. A reading above 50% indicates expansion while a reading below 50% indicates contraction.

The subindex for inventory levels...

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Warehouse, transportation capacity tight with retailers potentially ‘over-ordering’

Warehouse availability contracts as inventory levels rise, LMI report says

Tightness throughout the transportation, logistics and warehousing sectors carried through the end of the year, according to a report published Tuesday. The Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI), a survey measuring supply chain activity, registered a reading of 70.1 during December.

The LMI is a diffusion index, wherein a reading above 50% indicates expansion and a reading below 50% indicates contraction.

While the index was down 3.3 percentage points from November, the industry continues to see...

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Transportation, warehouse capacity lacking, costs soar in November

Lack of space, capacity sends supply chain costs higher in November

A key supply chain report published Tuesday showed further growth and tightening during November. The Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI), a survey measuring activity throughout the transportation, logistics and warehousing sectors, expanded 80 basis points from October to 73.4%.

The LMI is a diffusion index, wherein a reading above 50% indicates expansion and a reading below 50% indicates contraction.

“Overall growth has now been over 70.0 — a level we would classify as significant expansion — 10...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/transportation-warehouse-capacity-lacking-costs-soar-in-november

Transportation capacity falls further and faster in October

LMI above 70% for nine straight months

Transportation and warehouse capacity sank further, according to data from an October supply chain survey released Tuesday. Transportation utilization and pricing increased but at a slower rate.

The Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI), which measures activity throughout various points in the supply chain, logged a 72.6% reading in the month, 40 basis points higher than September. The LMI is a diffusion index, in which a reading above 50% indicates expansion and a reading below 50% indicates...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/transportation-capacity-falls-further-and-faster-in-october

Will rising warehouse and inventory costs feed trucking demand?

Chart of the Week: Logistics Managers Index – Inventory Levels, Warehouse Capacity SONAR: LMI.INVC, LMI.WHCP

Inventory costs are growing at the fastest rate in years while warehouse capacity continues to shrink at a near record pace, according to the Logistics Managers Index (LMI). In 2019 shippers crammed warehouses with imports to get around tariffs, coinciding with a slowdown in the freight market. Could rapidly increasing warehousing costs and shrinking warehouse capacity push shippers to...

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