Port of Long Beach
	Latest Month
	Container Trade in TEUs*
	October				Fiscal Year to Date***
	2008**	2007	% Change		2008**	2007	% Change
LOADED INBOUND	292,456	323,131	-9.5%		292,456	323,131	-9.5%
LOADED OUTBOUND	132,521	144,839	-8.5%		132,521	144,839	-8.5%
EMPTIES	170,212	176,603	-3.6%		170,212	176,603	-3.6%
TOTAL(T.E.U.)	595,189	644,573	-7.7%		595,189	644,573	-7.7%
*TEUs: 20-foot equivalent units or 20-foot-long cargo container
**Preliminary estimate
The size of cargo containers range from 20 feet long to more than 50 feet long.
The international measure is the smallest box, the 20-footer or 20-foot-equivalent unit (TEU).
*** Fiscal Year = Oct. 1 through Sep. 30.