Container volume
Los Angeles container volume (TEU)
Monthly loaded imports, loaded exports and empties at the Port of Los Angeles, in TEU
Data through Jun 2026 · source last checked Sep 1, 2026 · page revised Aug 18, 2026
Cite
- Loaded imports
About this data
- Source
- Port authority monthly container statistics, republished by BTS
- Series
- Monthly loaded imports, loaded exports and empties
- Geography
- Los Angeles
- Unit
- TEU
- Calculation
- Monthly
- Last observation
- Jun 2026
- Update frequency
- Monthly
Loaded imports at Los Angeles were 530,558 TEU in June 2026, up 13% year over year and up 34% versus the same month of 2019. Loaded imports are the import-demand read; empties are repositioned boxes. This is the latest month published, not the current week.
Loaded imports at Los Angeles hit 530,558 TEU in June 2026, up 12.8% year over year and up 33.9% versus June 2019. Loaded exports were 126,365 TEU, up 0.2% year over year but down 9.3% versus 2019. Empty containers reached 345,610 TEU, up 16.9% year over year and 57.4% versus 2019. This is the latest month published, not the current week.
| Stream | Latest (June 2026) | MoM | YoY | vs 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loaded imports | 530,558 TEU | +18.1% | +12.8% | +33.9% |
| Loaded exports | 126,365 TEU | +17.4% | +0.2% | -9.3% |
| Empty containers | 345,610 TEU | +22.1% | +16.9% | +57.4% |
Previous weeks
Week of Aug 13, 2026
Loaded imports at Los Angeles were 449,370 TEU in May 2026, up 26% year over year and up 5% versus 2019. Loaded exports were 107,657 TEU, down 10% year over year and down 36% versus 2019. Empty containers were 283,006 TEU, up 18% year over year and up 28% versus 2019. May 2026 is the latest month published, not the current week.
About Los Angeles container volume (TEU)
This page tracks monthly container volume at the Port of Los Angeles in TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units, split into loaded imports, loaded exports and empty containers. Loaded imports are the demand signal a US importer watches; empties are a tell about trade imbalance and equipment. The numbers are the port authority's own, re-published by BTS, and they land weeks after the month they cover, so a reading here is the latest month available rather than the current week.