Oakland Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported and 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 port of Oakland, one of the busiest of the West Coast, the number of empty containers exported and imported stood at 43,102 TEUs in September 2025, versus 47,592 in August 2025. This marks a decrease of 9.43 percent.
Sample. There are 333 data points in the monthly series displayed in the graph above. The series covers the time range stretching from January 1998 to September 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few summary statistics calculated on the entire sample: container throughput had an average value of 44,239 TEUs; it reached its maximum of 73,362 in August 2006; it recorded a bottom of 26,068 in February 1998.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | 45160.5 |
| 2025-08-31 | 47592.0 |
| 2025-09-30 | 43102.5 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Number of empty TEU containers exported and 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 | 333 | 1998-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
Full containers
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Seaport: Number of full TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 333 | 1998-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Oakland Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 333 | 1998-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Oakland Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported and imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 333 | 1998-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
Empty containers
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 333 | 1998-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Oakland Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 333 | 1998-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Oakland Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported and imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 333 | 1998-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |