New York and New Jersey Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of New York and New Jersey - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: New York and New Jersey Port
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. At the U.S. port of New York and New Jersey, one of the largest on the East Coast, the number of empty containers imported was 2,622 TEUs in July 2026, compared to 2,869 in June. This constitutes a decrease of 8.61 percent.
Sample. There are 175 observations in the monthly series shown in the figure above. The series covers the span of time going from January 2012 to July 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some simple statistics we calculated on the whole sample: container throughput was equal on average to 2,249 TEUs; it reached a maximum of 9,299 in February 2012; it recorded a minimum of 674 in February 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 2,356.00 |
| 2026-06-30 | 2,869.00 |
| 2026-07-31 | 2,622.00 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Number of empty TEU containers imported |
| Country | New York and New Jersey, 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 Authority of New York and New Jersey |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York and New Jersey Seaport: Total number of TEU containers imported and exported (TEU) - United States - Port of New York and New Jersey - Monthly | 247 | 2006-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| New York and New Jersey Seaport: Total number of TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of New York and New Jersey - Monthly | 247 | 2006-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| New York and New Jersey Seaport: Total number of TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of New York and New Jersey - Monthly | 247 | 2006-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
Full containers
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York and New Jersey Seaport: Number of full TEU containers imported and exported (TEU) - United States - Port of New York and New Jersey - Monthly | 175 | 2012-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| New York and New Jersey Seaport: Number of full TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of New York and New Jersey - Monthly | 175 | 2012-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| New York and New Jersey Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of New York and New Jersey - Monthly | 175 | 2012-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
Empty containers
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York and New Jersey Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers imported and exported (TEU) - United States - Port of New York and New Jersey - Monthly | 175 | 2012-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| New York and New Jersey Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of New York and New Jersey - Monthly | 175 | 2012-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| New York and New Jersey Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of New York and New Jersey - Monthly | 175 | 2012-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |