Oakland Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers 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 U.S. port of Oakland, one of the busiest of the West Coast, the number of empty containers imported stood at 14,739 TEUs in August 2026, compared to 12,247 in the previous month. This represents an increase of 20.35 percent.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are 344 observations. The time span covered by the series is from January 1998 to August 2026.
History. Here are a few summary statistics computed on the entire sample: container throughput attained a maximum of 30,819 TEUs in March 2011; it reached a minimum of 9,124 in October 2021; it had a mean value of 17,384.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 11,133.0 |
| 2026-07-31 | 12,247.0 |
| 2026-08-31 | 14,739.0 |
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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 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 | 344 | 1998-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
Full containers
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Seaport: Number of full TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 344 | 1998-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Oakland Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 344 | 1998-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Oakland Seaport: Number of full TEU containers exported and imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 344 | 1998-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
Empty containers
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 344 | 1998-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Oakland Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 344 | 1998-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Oakland Seaport: Number of empty TEU containers exported and imported (TEU) - United States - Port of Oakland - Monthly | 344 | 1998-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |