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 15,618 TEUs in February 2026, compared to 16,273 in January 2026. This marks a decrease of 4.03 percent.
Sample. This monthly time series has 353 records overall. The series covers the time span going from October 1996 to February 2026.
History. Check out a few descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: container throughput was equal on average to 8,786 TEUs; it hit a trough of 1,137 in October 2002; it recorded its highest level of 18,448 in September 2023.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 14016.0 |
| 2026-01-31 | 16273.0 |
| 2026-02-28 | 15618.0 |
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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 | 464 | 1987-07-31 | 2026-02-28 |
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 | 464 | 1987-07-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 464 | 1987-07-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported and imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 464 | 1987-07-31 | 2026-02-28 |
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 | 353 | 1996-10-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 353 | 1996-10-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported and imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 464 | 1987-07-31 | 2026-02-28 |