About API Inland Empire

The Inland Empire continues to demonstrate its strong market dynamics, with a vacancy rate of 6.2% as of the end of the 1st quarter of 2013. Net absorption for the quarter totaled 3.4 million square feet, representing an increase of over 900,000 square feet from the previous quarter. The Inland Empire industrial market continues to experience steadily increasing levels of demand which is driven by steady port activity and recovery in consumer confidence as represented by the 5.7% vacancy rate in the west as of the first quarter of 2013. Net absorption reached over 2.1 million square feet in the West and over 3.4 million square feet for the entire Inland Empire during the first quarter.