Oakland Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers 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 U.S. port of Oakland, one of the busiest of the West Coast, the number of empty containers imported was 16,557 TEUs in October 2026, compared to 15,245 in September 2026. This constitutes a gain of 8.61 percent.
Sample. There are 346 data points in the monthly time series presented in the plot above. The series covers the time span extending from January 1998 to October 2026.
History. Here are a few descriptive statistics calculated on the whole sample: container throughput had an average value of 17,375 TEUs; it reached its minimum of 9,124 TEUs in October 2021; it achieved a maximum of 30,819 TEUs in March 2011.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | 14,739.0 |
| 2026-09-30 | 15,245.0 |
| 2026-10-31 | 16,557.0 |
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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 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 |