Raport Confidence Index 2024_english veriosn

LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN CONFIDENCE INDEX 2024

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As the Confidence Index publishes its latest edition, this section provides, an ‘at-a-glance’ perspective to trends across

some of the key metrics measured over the last seven years.

Figure 1. Forecasting future trading conditions

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More dififcult

The same

More favorable

The share of all respondents forecasting more favourable trading conditions in the year ahead has fluctuated over the last

seven years. However, in 2024, it remains at similar to our first research in 2017/2018.

Figure 2. Forecasting changing profitability

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Decrease

In 2017/2018, 70% of respondents expected their company’s profits to increase in the year ahead. In 2022, this

share dropped to 25%. It then rebounded to reach 47% in 2024.