The United States LMI Inventory Costs Current sub-index increased to 84.1 points in May 2026, the highest in four years, from 74.7 points in April. LMI Inventory Costs in the United States averaged 72.64 points from 2016 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 91.00 points in March of 2022 and a record low of 55.80 points in December of 2023. source: Logistics Managers' Index



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
LMI Inventory Costs 84.10 74.70 points May 2026
LMI Logistics Managers Index 69.50 69.90 points May 2026
LMI Logistics Managers Index Future 69.40 73.20 points May 2026
LMI Transportation Prices 96.00 95.00 points May 2026
LMI Warehouse Prices 70.70 72.70 points May 2026


United States LMI Inventory Costs Current
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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
84.10 74.70 91.00 55.80 2016 - 2026 points Monthly