Envisaging a 40% Decline in Long Beach Container Traffic

“LA County ports expect roughly 40% drop in traffic as Trump’s tariffs continue”:

Figure 1: Long Beach inbound TEUs by month (blue), and 40% reduction on year (light blue square). NBER defined peak to trough recession dates shaded gray. Source: Port of Long Beach.

Update: via Bloomberg, 4/25/2025.

Source: Tsekova, Graffeo, Bloomberg 4/25/2025.