Figure 2
The graph is titled “Forecast Comparison”. The horizontal axis is labeled “Date” and is marked with following labels: “2023-01”, “2023-04”, “2023-07”, “2023-10”, “2024-01”, “2024-04”, “2024-07”, and “2024-10”. The vertical axis is labeled “Containers” and ranges from 80,000 to 140,000. The graph displays five colored lines representing monthly container data and model forecasts. A legend on the left side of the graph indicates that the lines represent “Actual”, “Prophet”, “A R I M A”, “X G Boost”, and “L S T M”. The “Actual” line begins slightly above 110,000 containers in “2023-01”, decreases to around 95,000 by “2023-04”, rises above 130,000 near “2024-01”, and ends below 80,000 by “2024-10”. The “Prophet” line begins near 135,000 containers in “2023-01”, fluctuates between roughly 115,000 and 145,000 through the labeled dates, and ends near 140,000 in “2024-10”. The “X G Boost” line begins around 118,000 containers in “2023-01”, increases slightly through “2023-04”, fluctuates between 105,000 and 130,000 through “2024-04”, and ends slightly above 125,000 in “2024-10”. The “L S T M” line begins at 118,000 containers in “2023-01”, declines to about 103,000 by “2023-07”, rises to around 120,000 near “2024-01”, and ends near 95,000 in “2024-10”. Note: All numerical data values are approximated.Forecast comparison of container throughput using Prophet, ARIMA, XGBoost and LSTM (2023–2024)