Oakland Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported and imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Oakland Port
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. At the port of Oakland, one of the busiest of the West Coast, the number of empty containers exported and imported was 34,488 TEUs in October 2025, compared to 43,102 in September. This constitutes a decrease of 19.99 percent.
Sample. There are 334 observations in the monthly time series displayed in the chart above. The series covers the span of time stretching from January 1998 to October 2025.
History. Take a look at some descriptive statistics calculated on the full sample: container throughput averaged 44,210 TEUs; it recorded its highest level of 73,362 in August 2006; it registered a minimum of 26,068 in February 1998.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | 47592.0 |
| 2025-09-30 | 43102.5 |
| 2025-10-31 | 34488.5 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Number of empty TEU containers exported and 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 Oakland |
| Source type | Municipal corporation |
| Data licence | Unknown |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | SM1 |
Series in the same data set: Total throughput
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Seaport: Total number of TEU containers imported and exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 334 | 1998-01-31 | 2025-10-31 |
Series in the same data set: Full containers
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Seaport: Number of full TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 334 | 1998-01-31 | 2025-10-31 |
| Oakland Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 334 | 1998-01-31 | 2025-10-31 |
| Oakland Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported and imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 334 | 1998-01-31 | 2025-10-31 |
Series in the same data set: Empty containers
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 334 | 1998-01-31 | 2025-10-31 |
| Oakland Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 334 | 1998-01-31 | 2025-10-31 |
| Oakland Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported and imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 334 | 1998-01-31 | 2025-10-31 |