Los Angeles Box Volumes Slip

 

June 2015 containerized cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles decreased 2 percent compared to the same period last year. The Port handled a total of 721,802 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in June 2015. Current and historical data is available here.

Imports decreased 3.65 percent, from 382,666 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in June 2014 to 368,708 TEUs in June 2015. Exports declined 10.7 percent, from 160,823 TEUs in June 2014 to 143,549 TEUs in June 2015. Combined, total loaded imports and exports decreased 5.75 percent, from 543,489 TEUs in June 2014 to 512,257 TEUs in June 2015. Factoring in empties, which increased 8.6 percent, overall June 2015 volumes (721,802 TEUs) decreased 1.99 percent.

For the first six months of 2015, overall volumes (3,903,521 TEUs) are down 3.67 percent compared to the same period in 2014.