Outbound and inbound container movements from the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and New York/New Jersey are shown next two charts. Note the clear seasonal pattern in the inbound container data. Total TEUs shipped from the 3 ports in April 2010 was 831963. This compares with 732050 in 2009, 919590 in 2008, and 916091 in 2007.
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Port Data from Los Angeles, Long Beach and New York/New Jersey
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