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ANNUAL VEHICLE DISTANCE TRAVELED IN KILOMETERS AND RELATED DATA - 2000 1/
BY HIGHWAY CATEGORY AND VEHICLE TYPE

OCTOBER 2001TABLE VM-1M
YEAR ITEM PASSENGER CARS MOTOR- CYCLES BUSES OTHER 2-AXLE 4- TIRE VEHICLES 2/ SINGLE- UNIT 2-AXLE 6-TIRE OR MORE TRUCKS 3/ COMBINATION TRUCKS SUBTOTALS ALL MOTOR VEHICLES
PASSENGER CARS AND OTHER 2- AXLE 4-TIRE VEHICLES SINGLE-UNIT 2-AXLE 6-TIRE OR MORE AND COMBINATION TRUCKS
  Motor-Vehicle Travel: (millions of vehicle-kilometers)                  
2000 Interstate Rural 217,120 1,879 1,579 127,702 13,299 71,447 344,822 84,746 433,026
1999 210,678 1,771 1,563 122,666 12,998 69,191 333,344 82,189 418,867
2000 Other Arterial Rural 377,909 2,705 2,045 227,408 21,965 45,085 605,317 67,050 677,116
1999 372,098 2,676 2,214 222,945 22,505 43,008 595,043 65,513 665,445
2000 Other Rural 361,902 2,684 3,618 226,021 22,152 20,268 587,924 42,420 636,646
1999 358,695 2,714 3,737 220,559 22,484 19,700 579,254 42,184 627,889
2000 All Rural 956,931 7,268 7,242 581,131 57,416 136,800 1,538,062 194,216 1,746,787
1999 941,472 7,161 7,514 566,169 57,986 131,899 1,507,641 189,885 1,712,201
2000 Interstate Urban 371,231 2,724 1,274 206,608 14,038 37,790 577,839 51,828 633,664
1999 360,853 2,721 1,211 200,282 13,675 38,305 561,135 51,980 617,047
2000 Other Urban 1,250,920 6,880 3,722 699,930 42,185 43,095 1,950,850 85,280 2,046,732
1999 1,223,927 7,158 3,611 684,194 41,528 42,934 1,908,120 84,462 2,003,352
2000 All Urban 4/ 1,622,151 9,604 4,996 906,538 56,223 80,885 2,528,689 137,108 2,680,396
1999 1,584,779 9,879 4,822 884,476 55,204 81,239 2,469,255 136,443 2,620,399
2000 Total Rural and Urban 2,579,082 16,871 12,238 1,487,669 113,639 217,685 4,066,751 331,324 4,427,183
1999 2,526,251 17,040 12,336 1,450,645 113,189 213,138 3,976,896 326,328 4,332,600
2000 Number of motor vehicles registered 5/ 133,621,420 4,346,068 746,125 79,084,979 5,926,030 2,096,619 212,706,399 8,022,649 225,821,241
1999 132,432,044 4,152,433 728,777 75,356,376 5,762,864 2,028,562 207,788,420 7,791,426 220,461,056
2000 Average kilometers traveled per vehicle 19,301 3,882 16,402 18,811 19,176 103,827 19,119 41,299 19,605
1999 19,076 4,104 16,927 19,250 19,641 105,069 19,139 41,883 19,652
2000 Person-kilometers of travel 6/ (millions) 4,100,741 18,558 259,455 2,365,394 113,639 217,685 6,466,135 331,324 7,075,471
1999 4,016,741 18,744 261,537 2,306,526 113,189 213,138 6,323,267 326,328 6,929,875
2000 Fuel consumed 7/ (thousand liters) 275,620,601 792,212 4,196,688 199,703,112 36,092,574 96,938,353 475,323,713 133,030,927 613,343,541
1999 277,009,464 800,150 4,340,600 199,807,277 35,426,428 92,751,070 476,816,741 128,177,498 610,134,990
2000 Average fuel consumption per vehicle (liters) 7/ 2,064 181 5,625 2,525 6,090 46,237 2,234 16,583 2,718
1999 2,090 193 5,957 2,650 6,146 45,723 2,294 16,451 2,767
2000 Average kilometers traveled per liter of fuel consumed 7/ 9.4 21.5 2.9 7.5 3.2 2.3 8.6 2.5 7.3
1999 9.2 21.5 2.9 7.3 3.2 2.3 8.4 2.6 7.2

1/ The 50 states and the District of Columbia report travel by highway category, number of motor vehicles registered, and total fuel consumed. The travel and fuel data by vehicle type and stratification of trucks, as well as related data, are calculated by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Entries for 1999 may have been revised based on the availability of more current data. Estimation procedures include use of the 1997 Census of Transportation Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS) and independent analysis of light truck travel.

2/ Other 2-Axle 4-Tire Vehicles which are not passenger cars. These include vans, pickup trucks, and sport/utility vehicles.

3/ Single-Unit 2-Axle 6-Tire or More Trucks on a single frame with at least two axles and six tires.

4/ Urban consists of travel on all roads and streets in urban places with 5,000 or greater population.

5/ Stratification of the truck figures is made by the FHWA based on State-supplied data and the 1997 VIUS. Combination trucks represent approximately the number of tractors with semi-trailer(s) and a majority of heavy single-unit trucks used regularly in combination with trailer(s).

6/ As estimated by the FHWA using the 1995 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS).

7/ Total fuel consumption figures are derived from state fuel tax records and reflect latest available data. Distribution by vehicle type is estimated by the FHWA based on miles per gallon for both diesel and gasoline powered vehicles using State-supplied data, the 1997 VIUS, and other sources as a baseline. Kilometers and liters were calculated uing SI metric conversion factors.


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