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 port of Oakland, one of the busiest of the West Coast, the number of empty containers imported was 11,229 TEUs in September 2025, versus 11,169 in August. This constitutes a rise of 0.54 percent.
Sample. There are 333 records in the monthly time series displayed in the figure above. The series covers the time period stretching from January 1998 to September 2025.
History. Here are a few simple statistics calculated on the full sample: container throughput recorded a bottom of 9,124 TEUs in October 2021; it peaked at 30,819 in March 2011; it had an average value of 17,518.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | 11793.25 |
| 2025-08-31 | 11169.0 |
| 2025-09-30 | 11229.25 |
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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 | 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 |