US Major Port Container Throughput
Monthly container throughput at two major maritime gateways on the United States West Coast, broken down by imports, exports, laden, and empty containers: the Port of Los Angeles, the largest container port in the United States, and the Seattle-Tacoma port alliance.
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | |
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| Port of Los Angeles — total container throughput2 | 955,906.5 | 960,464.25 | 1,002,734 | 840,164.5 | 890,861 | 752,519.5 | 824,323.25 | 812,000.25 | 791,587.75 | 782,249 | 848,424.25 | 883,053.25 | 958,355.15 | 1,019,837.3 | 892,339.75 | 716,618.6 | 842,806.65 | 778,403.7 | 801,398 | 924,245 | 921,616.75 | 884,315.05 | 905,025.75 | 954,706.4 | 960,597.05 | 939,600.35 | 827,757.05 | 752,893.3 | 770,337.1 | 743,417.05 | 781,434.1 | 855,652.3 | 742,519 | 763,261.75 | 725,774.55 | 748,440.1 | 828,015.7 | |
| Imports2 | 500,659.5 | 499,997.5 | 530,758.5 | 449,502 | 459,933.25 | 380,792.5 | 433,829.5 | 421,708.75 | 424,510.75 | 406,490.5 | 429,300.75 | 460,319.75 | 504,970.9 | 544,230.8 | 470,597.75 | 356,363.85 | 439,884.15 | 386,592.75 | 413,269.25 | 483,975.25 | 461,312.5 | 458,403.55 | 463,252.5 | 499,886.9 | 510,699.3 | 501,639.35 | 429,297.8 | 391,130.55 | 417,181.85 | 380,560 | 408,903.1 | 441,942.05 | 364,852 | 384,759.75 | 372,563.8 | 394,052.35 | 435,983.2 | |
| Loaded import containers | 500,301.5 | 499,551.5 | 530,557.5 | 449,370.25 | 459,825.25 | 380,732.5 | 433,812.25 | 421,593.75 | 424,498.75 | 406,421 | 429,279.75 | 460,043.75 | 504,514.25 | 543,727.8 | 470,449.75 | 355,950.25 | 439,230 | 385,530.5 | 413,236.25 | 483,831.25 | 460,915.5 | 458,164.7 | 462,740.25 | 497,803.05 | 509,362.7 | 501,280.9 | 428,752.8 | 390,662.7 | 416,928.85 | 379,541.55 | 408,764.1 | 441,763.05 | 364,661 | 384,618.85 | 372,454.8 | 392,608.35 | 433,224.25 | |
| Empty import containers | 358 | 446 | 201 | 131.75 | 108 | 60 | 17.25 | 115 | 12 | 69.5 | 21 | 276 | 456.65 | 503 | 148 | 413.6 | 654.15 | 1,062.25 | 33 | 144 | 397 | 238.85 | 512.25 | 2,083.85 | 1,336.6 | 358.45 | 545 | 467.85 | 253 | 1,018.45 | 139 | 179 | 191 | 140.9 | 109 | 1,444 | 2,758.95 | |
| Exports2 | 455,247 | 460,466.75 | 471,975.5 | 390,662.5 | 430,927.75 | 371,727 | 390,493.75 | 390,291.5 | 367,077 | 375,758.5 | 419,123.5 | 422,733.5 | 453,384.25 | 475,606.5 | 421,742 | 360,254.75 | 402,922.5 | 391,810.95 | 388,128.75 | 440,269.75 | 460,304.25 | 425,911.5 | 441,773.25 | 454,819.5 | 449,897.75 | 437,961 | 398,459.25 | 361,762.75 | 353,155.25 | 362,857.05 | 372,531 | 413,710.25 | 377,667 | 378,502 | 353,210.75 | 354,387.75 | 392,032.5 | |
| Loaded export containers | 115,561.25 | 111,775.5 | 126,365.25 | 107,656.75 | 127,725.5 | 132,129 | 116,633.25 | 104,297 | 108,074.75 | 113,706.25 | 123,764.25 | 114,693 | 127,378.75 | 121,507 | 126,144.25 | 120,196 | 128,394 | 122,974.75 | 109,156.25 | 113,270.75 | 110,483.75 | 124,117 | 122,715.75 | 114,702.25 | 121,743.75 | 114,888.75 | 122,515 | 125,962.75 | 133,046.25 | 144,717.8 | 132,754.5 | 126,553.75 | 121,574.75 | 111,754.75 | 121,276.5 | 120,635.25 | 124,987.5 | |
| Empty export containers | 339,685.75 | 348,691.25 | 345,610.25 | 283,005.75 | 303,202.25 | 239,598 | 273,860.5 | 285,994.5 | 259,002.25 | 262,052.25 | 295,359.25 | 308,040.5 | 326,005.5 | 354,099.5 | 295,597.75 | 240,058.75 | 274,528.5 | 268,836.2 | 278,972.5 | 326,999 | 349,820.5 | 301,794.5 | 319,057.5 | 340,117.25 | 328,154 | 323,072.25 | 275,944.25 | 235,800 | 220,109 | 218,139.25 | 239,776.5 | 287,156.5 | 256,092.25 | 266,747.25 | 231,934.25 | 233,752.5 | 267,045 | |
| Port of Seattle and Tacoma (Northwest Seaport Alliance)1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total container volume6 | 235,794.83 | 239,219.58 | 262,545.52 | 238,020.68 | 218,239.4 | 278,828.56 | 207,724.71 | 228,165.67 | 237,922.4 | 253,532.22 | 233,926.6 | 289,119.74 | 256,734.65 | 249,578.47 | 274,536.83 | 250,851.42 | 277,828.13 | 309,993.35 | 257,705.17 | 264,869.3 | 304,747.69 | 290,210.27 | 273,354.55 | 334,518.49 | 315,738.72 | 265,504 | 321,748.03 | 276,853.51 | 258,676.56 | 261,494.86 | 226,603.4 | 211,283.26 | 263,170.75 | 230,786.64 | 274,625.59 | 331,684.81 | 242,700.31 | |
| International imports, loaded | 83,378.25 | 86,371 | 94,359.25 | 87,186.25 | 73,867 | 99,903.75 | 73,761.75 | 91,017 | 88,397.5 | 87,393 | 80,323.25 | 105,932.25 | 93,003.25 | 97,683 | 94,363.75 | 81,641.5 | 105,370 | 109,899.5 | 104,652 | 108,343.25 | 118,356.25 | 108,434 | 107,395 | 135,840.5 | 123,652.25 | 110,304 | 129,789 | 103,555.5 | 96,851.5 | 92,786.75 | 81,823 | 80,410 | 88,101 | 87,294.5 | 100,502.25 | 134,642.25 | 82,766.75 | |
| International imports, empty | 2,748 | 3,723 | 7,933 | 5,121 | 3,735 | 7,115 | 6,502 | 6,856.75 | 7,570 | 9,108.25 | 7,619 | 6,264 | 2,495 | 8,312 | 7,925 | 9,134 | 4,111 | 5,913 | 4,231 | 8,572.5 | 8,174 | 7,865 | 3,040.25 | 2,002 | 3,289 | 3,452 | 6,261 | 10,073.5 | 7,275.25 | 12,379.25 | 4,285 | 4,096 | 9,016 | 9,319 | 8,106.4 | 5,632 | 6,219 | |
| International exports, loaded | 41,194.75 | 44,226.25 | 45,779.75 | 47,607.75 | 46,970.75 | 62,337.5 | 48,514 | 48,160 | 55,710.5 | 53,185.75 | 50,132.75 | 56,605 | 42,098.25 | 44,303 | 47,293.25 | 46,086 | 53,558.25 | 61,575.25 | 46,266.75 | 48,311.5 | 65,396 | 63,964 | 47,547 | 57,275.25 | 51,426.5 | 36,940.25 | 51,655.5 | 51,606.75 | 54,489.25 | 59,842 | 50,149.5 | 46,215 | 67,621.75 | 51,536.5 | 54,886 | 61,867.1 | 43,398.75 | |
| International exports, empty | 39,649.5 | 37,954.25 | 39,788 | 34,400.25 | 32,483.75 | 41,133.25 | 28,262.5 | 34,066.25 | 36,952.25 | 44,972.25 | 39,510.75 | 52,151.75 | 50,707.25 | 33,912.5 | 51,846.75 | 46,734.75 | 50,344.5 | 65,417.25 | 51,521 | 51,080 | 54,572.75 | 59,964.75 | 58,034.5 | 69,330 | 68,265.25 | 53,779 | 57,648.75 | 48,778.25 | 37,848.25 | 30,647 | 38,933 | 34,546.5 | 41,370 | 32,597.25 | 48,983.5 | 60,746 | 36,973.75 | |
| Domestic trade with Alaska | 60,174.13 | 57,783.98 | 63,216.57 | 53,607.33 | 51,741.45 | 55,765.31 | 41,664.96 | 40,335.02 | 39,127 | 48,305.84 | 46,983.4 | 57,085.84 | 58,291.66 | 56,430.52 | 60,865.38 | 55,941.27 | 55,050.03 | 56,092.7 | 40,774.97 | 40,469.45 | 47,403.84 | 40,082.87 | 47,622.8 | 60,551.69 | 59,466.87 | 52,711.05 | 65,038.73 | 52,875.47 | 53,611.06 | 54,710.56 | 41,642.8 | 39,523.31 | 45,436.9 | 41,070.14 | 53,080.64 | 56,760.41 | 63,451.96 | |
| Domestic trade with Hawaii | 8,650.2 | 9,161.1 | 11,468.95 | 10,098.1 | 9,441.45 | 12,573.75 | 9,019.5 | 7,730.65 | 10,165.15 | 10,567.13 | 9,357.45 | 11,080.9 | 10,139.24 | 8,937.45 | 12,242.7 | 11,313.9 | 9,394.35 | 11,095.65 | 10,259.45 | 8,092.6 | 10,844.85 | 9,899.65 | 9,715 | 9,519.05 | 9,638.85 | 8,317.7 | 11,355.05 | 9,964.04 | 8,601.25 | 11,129.3 | 9,770.1 | 6,492.45 | 11,625.1 | 8,969.25 | 9,066.8 | 12,037.05 | 9,890.1 |
Latest reading
Port of Los Angeles — total container throughput stood at 955,906.5 TEU in Aug 2026. That is −0.5% from Jul 2026 and −0.3% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1995 to Aug 2026. Source: Port of Los Angeles; Northwest Seaport Alliance.
- Latest
- 955,906.5 TEU
- Aug 2026
- vs previous period
- −0.5%
- Jul 2026
- vs a year earlier
- −0.3%
About this data
Monthly container throughput at two major maritime gateways on the United States West Coast, broken down by imports, exports, laden, and empty containers: the Port of Los Angeles, the largest container port in the United States, and the Seattle-Tacoma port alliance. Empty return containers serve as an early indicator for the import cycle; the port publishes these figures approximately six weeks ahead of official trade data.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the US Los Angeles Port Container Traffic table measure?
- It measures the monthly volume of containers passing through the Port of Los Angeles in twenty-foot equivalent units, covering total throughput as well as loaded and empty import and export containers.
- How often is this container traffic data published and how far back does it go?
- The data is published monthly by the Port of Los Angeles, with historical series extending back to 1995.
- What specific breakdowns are included in the port volume figures?
- The figures are broken down into total volume, imports, and exports, with each direction separated into laden containers carrying goods and empty containers.
- Why are empty containers tracked in this US port data?
- Empty containers reflect underlying trade imbalances at the Port of Los Angeles, showing the return of empty boxes to origin ports after goods are unloaded in the United States.
