The United States LMI Logistics Managers Index Future decreased to 69.60 points in August from 70.50 points in July of 2026. LMI Logistics Managers Index Future in the United States averaged 64.21 points from 2018 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 73.60 points in August of 2021 and a record low of 49.60 points in May of 2023. source: Logistics Managers' Index

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average Equipment Rate	2.97	2.63	$/mile	Mar 2026
Dry-Van Rate	2.50	2.31	$/mile	Mar 2026
LMI Inventory Costs	78.60	77.00	points	Aug 2026
LMI Logistics Managers Index	66.60	68.90	points	Aug 2026
LMI Logistics Managers Index Future	69.60	70.50	points	Aug 2026
LMI Transportation Prices	90.00	86.90	points	Aug 2026
LMI Warehouse Prices	75.00	75.50	points	Aug 2026

United States LMI Logistics Managers Index Future

The Logistics Managers Survey is a monthly study aimed a revealing the status of US logistics activity. The LMI score is a combination of eight unique components that make up the logistics industry, including: inventory levels and costs, warehousing capacity, utilization, and prices, and transportation capacity, utilization, and prices. The LMI is calculated using a diffusion index, in which any reading above 50 percent indicates that logistics is expanding; a reading below 50 percent is indicative of a shrinking logistics industry.