As the global leader in logistics real estate, every day Prologis sees many of the goods that make modern life possible flow through its distribution centers.

With its unique view into the interconnected nature of global trade, Prologis commissioned independent advisory firm Oxford Economics (OE) to conduct an economic impact analysis to examine how its business operations and its customers’ activity together contribute to the global economy. Phase 1 of the Future Flow of Goods study was conducted in 2017. In Phase 2, conducted in the spring and early summer of 2020, OE updated its findings to reflect Prologis’ growth and changes in the logistics real estate landscape.

Here is what we discovered: