by Calculated Risk on 5/21/2024 01:00:00 PM
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
LA Port Traffic Increased Year-over-year in April
Container traffic gives us an idea about the volume of goods being exported and imported - and usually some hints about the trade report since LA area ports handle about 40% of the nation's container port traffic.
The following graphs are for inbound and outbound traffic at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in TEUs (TEUs: 20-foot equivalent units or 20-foot-long cargo container).
To remove the strong seasonal component for inbound traffic, the first graph shows the rolling 12-month average.
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On a rolling 12-month basis, inbound traffic increased 1.4% in April compared to the rolling 12 months ending in March. Outbound traffic increased 0.8% compared to the rolling 12 months ending the previous month.