 | |  | TEUs Year To Date

| Container Trade in TEUs* |
| 2008 Year-to-Date |
|
Loaded |
Loaded |
Empties |
Total |
| Inbound |
Outbound |
Containers |
| January |
261,543
|
121,701
|
138,098
|
521,342
|
| February |
263,231 |
147,275 |
119,193 |
529,699 |
| March |
228,328 |
162,679 |
107,107 |
498,114 |
| April |
280,553 |
163,577 |
112,455 |
556,585 |
| May |
267,381 |
158,798 |
102,832 |
529,011 |
| June |
288,339 |
160,180 |
131,156 |
579,675 |
| 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 |
1,589,375
|
914,210
|
710,841
|
3,214,426
|
| YTD % Change |
-11.7%
|
25.0%
|
-28.2%
|
-8.7%
|
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| *TEUs: 20-foot equivalent units or 20-foot-long cargo container |
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| **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). |
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