Los Angeles Seaport: Total number of TEU containers imported and exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Los Angeles - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Los Angeles Port
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. At the port of Los Angeles, one of the busiest of the West Coast, the total number of containers imported and exported stood at 782,249 TEUs in November 2025, compared to 848,424 in October. This marks a decrease of 7.80 percent.
Sample. There are 371 records overall in the monthly time series shown in the plot above. The series covers the time span going from January 1995 to November 2025.
History. Here's a peek at a few summary statistics we calculated on the full sample: container throughput reached its lowest level of 186,319 TEUs in February 1996; it attained a maximum of 1,019,837 in July 2025; it had an average value of 615,567.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | 883053.25 |
| 2025-10-31 | 848424.25 |
| 2025-11-30 | 782249.0 |
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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 Los Angeles |
| Source type | Department of the City of Los Angeles |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Seaport: Total number of TEU containers imported and exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Los Angeles - Monthly | 371 | 1995-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |
Full containers
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Seaport: Number of full TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Los Angeles - Monthly | 371 | 1995-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |
| Los Angeles Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Los Angeles - Monthly | 371 | 1995-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |
Empty containers
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Los Angeles - Monthly | 371 | 1995-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |
| Los Angeles Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Los Angeles - Monthly | 371 | 1995-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |