PORT OF LOS ANGELES CONTAINER VOLUMES DECREASE IN JULY

SAN PEDRO, Calif. —August 14, 2015 — July 2015 containerized cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles decreased 2.5 percent compared to the same period last year. The Port handled a total of 699,127 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in July 2015. Current and historical data is available here.

Imports decreased 3.5 percent, from 363,393 TEUs in July 2014 to 350,627 TEUs in July 2015. Exports declined 16.4 percent, from 163,294 TEUs in July 2014 to 136,402 TEUs in July 2015. Combined, total loaded imports and exports decreased 7.5 percent, from 526,688 TEUs in July 2014 to 487,029 TEUs in July 2015. Factoring in empties, which increased 11.2 percent, overall July 2015 volumes (699,127 TEUs) decreased 2.5 percent.

For the first seven months of 2015, overall volumes (4,602,648 TEUs) are down 3.5 percent compared to the same period in 2014.

 Current and past data container counts for the Port of Los Angeles may be found at: /maritime/stats.asp