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 North-Californian port of Oakland, one of the busiest of the West Coast, the number of empty containers exported and imported stood at 38,227 TEUs in October 2026, compared to 42,244 in the previous month. This represents a decrease of 9.51 percent.
Sample. There are 346 observations in the monthly series shown in the graph above. The series covers the time period going from January 1998 to October 2026.
History. Have a look at a few summary statistics calculated on the entire sample: container throughput recorded its maximum of 73,362 TEUs in August 2006; it recorded a minimum of 26,068 TEUs in February 1998; it averaged 44,036 TEUs.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | 42,152.0 |
| 2026-09-30 | 42,244.0 |
| 2026-10-31 | 38,227.0 |
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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 |
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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 | 346 | 1998-01-31 | 2026-10-31 |
Full containers
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Seaport: Number of full TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 346 | 1998-01-31 | 2026-10-31 |
| Oakland Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 346 | 1998-01-31 | 2026-10-31 |
| Oakland Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported and imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 346 | 1998-01-31 | 2026-10-31 |
Empty containers
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 346 | 1998-01-31 | 2026-10-31 |
| Oakland Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 346 | 1998-01-31 | 2026-10-31 |
| Oakland Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported and imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 346 | 1998-01-31 | 2026-10-31 |