Long Beach Seaport: Total number of TEU containers imported and exported (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 U.S. port of Long Beach, one of the busiest of the West Coast, the total number of containers imported and exported stood at 834,119 TEUs in December 2025, compared to 817,561 in November 2025. This marks a rise of 2.03 percent.
Sample. The monthly series plotted above has 462 observations. The series covers the time span stretching from July 1987 to December 2025.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few statistics computed on the whole sample: container throughput reached its highest level of 987,191 TEUs in October 2024; it hit a trough of 108,840 in February 1988; it had a mean of 458,608.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | 839671.0 |
| 2025-11-30 | 817561.0 |
| 2025-12-31 | 834119.0 |
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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 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 |