Economist

Richard Iley

Macroeconomics

The CPB dataset has emerged in recent years as most analysts' preferred measure of world trade. However there is a less heralded, equally reliable but more timely data series that is frequently ignored. <a href="https://www.isl.org/en/news/rwi-isl-container-throughput-index-reaches-new-heights" target="_blank">The RWI/ISL container throughput index</a> is based on data continuously collected by the Institute of Shipping Economics &amp; Logistics (ISL) from 82 ports which cover around 60% of global freight container traffic.As many ports release data just a few weeks after month-end, the RWI/ISL data is…

The CPB dataset has emerged in recent years as most analysts' preferred measure of world trade. However there is a less heralded, equally reliable but more timely data series that is frequently ignored. The RWI/ISL container throughput index is based on data continuously collected by the Institute of Shipping Economics &amp; Logistics (ISL) from 82 ports which cover around 60% of global freight container traffic.As many ports release data just a few weeks after month-end, the RWI/ISL data is…

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