Australian Supply Chain Stress Index - Updated Aug 2026
Current market conditions combined to provide an overall stress level.
The index is updated weekly based on real-time logistics data across all major Australian hubs.
Australian Supply Chain Index Commentary:
Current reading: 66 / 100 — Strained. As at 31 August 2026 (Week 36).
The Australian Supply Chain Stress Index is a composite 0–100 measure of supply chain pressure affecting Australian businesses, published by Supply Logis and built only from free, publicly redistributable data. Higher scores mean more stress.
This week: the headline hasn't moved, but the composition has rotated. Global freight and origin manufacturing pressure eased materially. Australian domestic cost pressure rose to the highest level this index has recorded. The exposure has shifted from lead-time risk to freight-cost risk.
Sub-index readings
Global Flow & Chokepoints — 76 (Strained), down 2. 30% weight, leading.
Origin Manufacturing — 53 (Elevated), down 11. 15% weight, leading.
Australian Cost — 70 (Strained), up 8. 30% weight, coincident.
Australian Capacity & Distress — 59 (Elevated), up 1. 25% weight, lagging.
What moved: The NY Fed's Global Supply Chain Pressure Index fell to 0.79 in July, a four-month low. China's August manufacturing PMI showed supplier delivery times shortening for the first time in seven months. Brent crude sits near US$90.7, up 8% on the month. The RBA held the cash rate at 4.35% on 11 August. AUD/USD at 0.7196 gives importers a partial landed-cost offset.
How to read the bands: 0–20 Benign, slack in the network. 21–40 Normal, standard planning assumptions hold. 41–60 Elevated, review lead times and safety stock. 61–80 Strained, expect cost pass-through and missed delivery windows. 81–100 Critical, assume contingency not baseline.
Method: Metrics roll into four weighted blocks, deliberately Australia-weighted at 55%. Sources include IMF PortWatch, the NY Fed, US EIA, China NBS, the ABS, the RBA, ASIC and Jobs & Skills Australia. Block scores are currently analyst-assigned against a v1.0 baseline rather than computed z-scores, and 11 of 22 metrics were re-sourced this cycle — the remainder are flagged as stale on the dashboard. Full methodology and limitations are published on the dashboard above.