Chart of the Week:  Logistics Managers’ Index – Inventory Levels, Inventory Costs SONAR: LMI.INVL, LMI.INVC The October release of the Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) shows that, for the first time since July 2024, shippers reduced inventories rather than expanding them. Inventory costs (LMI.INVC) continue to rise at near pandemic-era levels, pushing shippers toward leaner supply chains — and potentially ones that require greater responsiveness from transportation providers. The LMI is a diffusion index ...