Los Angeles Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Los Angeles - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Los Angeles Port
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. At the Californian port of Los Angeles, one of the busiest of the West Coast, the number of empty containers imported stood at 358 TEUs in August 2026, compared to 446 in July 2026. This constitutes a decrease of 19.73 percent.
Sample. There are 380 observations overall in the monthly series presented in the figure above. The series covers the period extending from January 1995 to August 2026.
History. Have a look at a few statistics we computed on the entire sample: container throughput had a mean value of 8,013 TEUs; it reached its lowest level of 12 in December 2025; it reached its maximum of 20,103 in August 2018.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 201.0 |
| 2026-07-31 | 446.0 |
| 2026-08-31 | 358.0 |
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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 Los Angeles |
| Source type | Department of the City of Los Angeles |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Seaport: Total number of TEU containers imported and exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Los Angeles - Monthly | 380 | 1995-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
Full containers
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Seaport: Number of full TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Los Angeles - Monthly | 380 | 1995-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Los Angeles Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Los Angeles - Monthly | 380 | 1995-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
Empty containers
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Los Angeles - Monthly | 380 | 1995-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Los Angeles Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Los Angeles - Monthly | 380 | 1995-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |