Long Beach Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Long Beach Port
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. At the U.S. port of Long Beach, one of the busiest of the West Coast, the number of empty containers exported stood at 346,763 TEUs in August 2026, compared to 341,806 in July 2026. This constitutes an increase of 1.45 percent.
Sample. There are 359 data points overall in the monthly time series shown in the chart above. The time period covered by the series is from October 1996 to August 2026.
History. Here are some statistics computed on the entire sample: container throughput reached its highest level of 372,136 TEUs in October 2024; it reached its minimum of 27,432 in February 1997; it was equal on average to 157,784.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 291384.0 |
| 2026-07-31 | 341806.0 |
| 2026-08-31 | 346763.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Number of empty TEU containers exported |
| Country | California, United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
| Source | Port of Long Beach |
| Source type | Public agency |
| Data licence | Unknown |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | SM1 |
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Total throughput
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach Seaport: Total number of TEU containers imported and exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 470 | 1987-07-31 | 2026-08-31 |
Full containers
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of full TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 470 | 1987-07-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 470 | 1987-07-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported and imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 470 | 1987-07-31 | 2026-08-31 |
Empty containers
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 359 | 1996-10-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 359 | 1996-10-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported and imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 470 | 1987-07-31 | 2026-08-31 |