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# 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_

> 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.

## The numbers

| 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% |

## 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.

## 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 period: Monthly
- Last observation: Jun 2026
- Update frequency: Monthly

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