Long Beach Seaport: Number of full 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 U.S. port of Long Beach, one of the busiest of the West Coast, the number of full containers imported was 389,835 TEUs in April 2026, compared to 374,412 in March 2026. This represents a gain of 4.12 percent.
Sample. There are 466 data points overall in the monthly time series shown in the graph above. The series covers the span of time stretching from July 1987 to April 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few descriptive statistics we calculated on the full sample: container throughput was equal on average to 231,818 TEUs; it reached a trough of 54,212 in April 1988; it recorded its maximum of 487,563 in October 2024.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | 368060.0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 374412.0 |
| 2026-04-30 | 389835.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Number of full 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 | 466 | 1987-07-31 | 2026-04-30 |
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 | 466 | 1987-07-31 | 2026-04-30 |
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 466 | 1987-07-31 | 2026-04-30 |
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported and imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 466 | 1987-07-31 | 2026-04-30 |
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 | 355 | 1996-10-31 | 2026-04-30 |
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 355 | 1996-10-31 | 2026-04-30 |
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported and imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 466 | 1987-07-31 | 2026-04-30 |