Mainly driven by the impact of the second section of the PARITARY AGREEMENT of the sector and by a series of increases in key supplies such as the combustiblelos lubricants and the Financial serviceslogistics costs recorded an increase of 3.76% during April.
This was revealed by the monthly report of the Business Chamber of Logistics Operators (CEDOL), prepared by the National Technological University (UTN) through its Technology Center for Transportation, Transit and Road Safety (C3T).
The survey indicates that the CEDOL index with transport costs – which contemplates variations in inputs directly linked to the merchandise movement – accumulated a rise in 10.29% so far this year. For its part, the index without transport costs grew 2.09% in April and shows an accumulated increase of 9.53% in 2025.
Among the main factors that affect the acceleration of April, the rise of the 17,54% in it financial costreflection of the conditions of access to credit in a context of still high rates. strong increases in lubricants (10,25%) y Repairs (8,79%)while the combustible – one of the largest weights in the logistics structure – had an increase in 2,02%.
Other relevant components of the index were the Insurance (2.29%)los tires (1.54%)he rolling material (3.61%) and the General expenses (4.86%). The rise in Communications (2.50%) y security (2.49%) It also contributed to the increase in operations. In contrast, some inputs such as the Stretch film showed a decline of -0.82%, while rentals, pallets and energy remained stable.
-According to CEDOL, the objective of the index is to reflect month by month the variations of Measured and transparent costsleaving out the unproductivities originated in external factors such as operational delays, systemic inefficiencies or regulatory problems. “It is a thermometer that allows precisely to evaluate the real economic impact of each component of the logistics operation,” they point out from the Chamber.
In addition to the general index, the report includes the evolution of the specific costs of Urban distribution. In April, the index With companion marked a rise in 2,73%while No companion It was from 2,96%. Both categories accumulate increases above 10% in the first four -month period of the year, which reflects the tensions that the sector is going through in urban environments, where factors such as the price of rentals, mobility and tax burden.
The publication of these indicators becomes special relevance in a context where the logistics is consolidated as a Strategic factor in the Competitiveness of companies. With an economy in the process of reconfiguration, the monitoring of the costs allows operators and customers to anticipate adjustments and plan more accurately.
On the other hand, the month of April was also marked by the implementation of a new regime of exchange flotation Between bands, although it contributed greater predictability in macroeconomic terms, it still does not translate into a significant reduction in dollarized costs that affect the sector.
With an eye on the coming months, from the logistics sector they warn that the evolution of the costs will be strongly linked to the Salary negotiationthe stability of exchange rate and the evolution of the price of combustibleall key factors in the construction of scenarios for the remainder of the year.
