Los Angeles Seaport: Total number of TEU containers imported and exported (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 port of Los Angeles, one of the busiest of the West Coast, the total number of containers imported and exported stood at 824,323 TEUs in February 2026, compared to 812,000 in January 2026. This constitutes a rise of 1.52 percent.
Sample. The monthly time series presented in the figure has 374 observations. The time span covered by the series extends from January 1995 to February 2026.
History. Take a look at some descriptive statistics computed on the full sample: container throughput had a mean of 617,121 TEUs; it reached its lowest level of 186,319 in February 1996; it recorded its highest level of 1,019,837 in July 2025.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 791587.75 |
| 2026-01-31 | 812000.25 |
| 2026-02-28 | 824323.25 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Total number of TEU containers imported and 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 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 | 374 | 1995-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
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 | 374 | 1995-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Los Angeles Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Los Angeles - Monthly | 374 | 1995-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
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 | 374 | 1995-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Los Angeles Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Los Angeles - Monthly | 374 | 1995-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |