Long Beach Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Long Beach Port
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. At the port of Long Beach, one of the busiest of the West Coast, the number of empty containers imported was 14,016 TEUs in December 2025, compared to 17,122 in November 2025. This marks a decrease of 18.14 percent.
Sample. There are 351 observations in the monthly time series shown in the figure above. The series covers the span of time going from October 1996 to December 2025.
History. Here's a peek at a few summary statistics computed on the full sample: container throughput had an average value of 8,745 TEUs; it recorded a bottom of 1,137 in October 2002; it hit a peak of 18,448 in September 2023.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | 15326.0 |
| 2025-11-30 | 17122.0 |
| 2025-12-31 | 14016.0 |
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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 Long Beach |
| Source type | Public agency |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach Seaport: Total number of TEU containers imported and exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 462 | 1987-07-31 | 2025-12-31 |
Full containers
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of full TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 462 | 1987-07-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 462 | 1987-07-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported and imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 462 | 1987-07-31 | 2025-12-31 |
Empty containers
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 351 | 1996-10-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 351 | 1996-10-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Long Beach Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported and imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Long Beach - Monthly | 462 | 1987-07-31 | 2025-12-31 |