Container Trade in TEUs*
2009 Year-to-Date
*TEUs: 20-foot equivalent units or 20-foot-long cargo container
**Preliminary estimate
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Loaded
Inbound |
Loaded
Outbound |
Empties |
Total
Containers |
| January |
217,925 |
113,183 |
97,697 |
428,805 |
| February |
207,920 |
123,208 |
82,006 |
413,134 |
| March |
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| April |
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| May |
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| June |
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| July |
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| August |
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| September |
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| October |
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| November |
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| December |
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| Year-to-Date |
425,845 |
236,391 |
179,703 |
841,939 |
| YTD % Change |
21.7% |
30.4% |
-3.5% |
17.4% |
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).