Long Beach Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers imported (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 port of Long Beach, one of the busiest of the West Coast, the number of empty containers imported was 16,094 TEUs in May 2026, versus 17,553 in April 2026. This constitutes a reduction of 8.31 percent.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are a total of 356 data points. The series covers the span of time stretching from October 1996 to May 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of some statistics we calculated on the entire sample: container throughput recorded its maximum of 18,448 TEUs in September 2023; it recorded a minimum of 1,137 in October 2002; it had a mean value of 8,848.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 14794.0 |
| 2026-04-30 | 17553.0 |
| 2026-05-31 | 16094.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Number of empty TEU containers imported |
| 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 | 467 | 1987-07-31 | 2026-05-31 |
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 | 467 | 1987-07-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 467 | 1987-07-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported and imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 467 | 1987-07-31 | 2026-05-31 |
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 | 356 | 1996-10-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 356 | 1996-10-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported and imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 467 | 1987-07-31 | 2026-05-31 |