April 2009 Traffic Volume Trends
Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for April 2009
Table - 1. Estimated Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the United States**
System |
Month |
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC |
2008 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions* |
Rural Interstate |
18.4 |
17.4 |
20.7 |
20.2 |
21.9 |
21.2 |
22.8 |
22.7 |
19.3 |
20.6 |
19.7 |
19.7 |
Rural Other Arterial |
28.4 |
27.2 |
31.5 |
31.2 |
33.4 |
32.9 |
35.2 |
34.8 |
31.0 |
32.9 |
30.0 |
29.6 |
Other Rural |
28.2 |
26.5 |
31.0 |
31.3 |
33.1 |
32.8 |
33.8 |
33.3 |
30.2 |
32.4 |
28.7 |
28.3 |
Urban Interstate |
37.1 |
34.9 |
39.6 |
39.8 |
41.4 |
40.9 |
39.8 |
40.4 |
37.8 |
40.1 |
38.2 |
38.7 |
Urban Other Arterial |
83.0 |
79.0 |
88.8 |
88.5 |
89.9 |
87.4 |
88.8 |
89.1 |
82.1 |
89.7 |
82.7 |
85.8 |
Other Urban |
34.4 |
32.5 |
36.5 |
37.1 |
37.6 |
36.6 |
37.2 |
36.6 |
34.3 |
36.3 |
33.9 |
36.4 |
All Systems |
229.5 |
217.6 |
248.2 |
248.1 |
257.3 |
251.8 |
257.6 |
257.0 |
234.8 |
252.0 |
233.1 |
238.6 |
2009 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions* |
Rural Interstate |
18.0 |
17.1 |
19.9 |
20.8 |
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Rural Other Arterial |
27.8 |
27.2 |
31.1 |
31.6 |
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Other Rural |
27.4 |
26.6 |
31.0 |
31.7 |
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Urban Interstate |
36.2 |
34.7 |
39.3 |
39.9 |
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Urban Other Arterial |
80.6 |
77.9 |
87.8 |
88.4 |
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Other Urban |
33.0 |
32.1 |
36.0 |
37.0 |
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All Systems |
222.9 |
215.6 |
245.1 |
249.5 |
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Percent Change In Individual Monthly Travel 2008 vs. 2009 |
Rural Interstate |
-2.4 |
-1.8 |
-3.8 |
3.2 |
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Rural Other Arterial |
-2.1 |
-0.3 |
-1.2 |
1.3 |
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Other Rural |
-2.8 |
0.4 |
-0.1 |
1.3 |
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Urban Interstate |
-2.4 |
-0.5 |
-0.8 |
0.3 |
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Urban Other Arterial |
-2.9 |
-1.4 |
-1.1 |
0.0 |
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Other Urban |
-4.1 |
-1.0 |
-1.4 |
-0.3 |
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All Systems |
-2.9 |
-0.9 |
-1.2 |
0.6 |
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Table - 2. Estimated Cumulative Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the United States**
System |
Month |
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC |
2008 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions* |
Rural Interstate |
18.4 |
35.8 |
56.5 |
76.7 |
98.6 |
119.8 |
142.6 |
165.4 |
184.7 |
205.3 |
225.0 |
244.7 |
Rural Other Arterial |
28.4 |
55.6 |
87.1 |
118.3 |
151.7 |
184.6 |
219.8 |
254.6 |
285.6 |
318.5 |
348.5 |
378.1 |
Other Rural |
28.2 |
54.7 |
85.8 |
117.1 |
150.1 |
183.0 |
216.8 |
250.1 |
280.4 |
312.8 |
341.5 |
369.8 |
Urban Interstate |
37.1 |
72.0 |
111.6 |
151.4 |
192.8 |
233.7 |
273.5 |
313.9 |
351.8 |
391.9 |
430.1 |
468.8 |
Urban Other Arterial |
83.0 |
162.0 |
250.8 |
339.3 |
429.2 |
516.6 |
605.4 |
694.5 |
776.6 |
866.3 |
949.0 |
1034.8 |
Other Urban |
34.4 |
66.9 |
103.4 |
140.5 |
178.1 |
214.7 |
251.8 |
288.5 |
322.7 |
359.0 |
392.9 |
429.3 |
All Systems |
229.5 |
447.0 |
695.2 |
943.3 |
1200.6 |
1452.4 |
1710.0 |
1967.0 |
2201.8 |
2453.8 |
2686.9 |
2925.5 |
2009 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions* |
Rural Interstate |
18.0 |
35.0 |
55.0 |
75.8 |
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Rural Other Arterial |
27.8 |
54.9 |
86.1 |
117.7 |
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Other Rural |
27.4 |
54.0 |
85.0 |
116.8 |
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Urban Interstate |
36.2 |
71.0 |
110.2 |
150.1 |
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Urban Other Arterial |
80.6 |
158.5 |
246.3 |
334.7 |
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Other Urban |
33.0 |
65.1 |
101.1 |
138.1 |
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All Systems |
222.9 |
438.6 |
683.7 |
933.2 |
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Percent Change In Individual Monthly Travel 2008 vs. 2009 |
Rural Interstate |
-2.4 |
-2.2 |
-2.7 |
-1.2 |
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Rural Other Arterial |
-2.1 |
-1.2 |
-1.2 |
-0.5 |
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Other Rural |
-2.8 |
-1.3 |
-0.9 |
-0.3 |
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Urban Interstate |
-2.4 |
-1.5 |
-1.2 |
-0.8 |
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Urban Other Arterial |
-2.9 |
-2.2 |
-1.8 |
-1.3 |
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Other Urban |
-4.1 |
-2.6 |
-2.2 |
-1.7 |
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All Systems |
-2.9 |
-1.9 |
-1.7 |
-1.1 |
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*Percent change is based on vehicle travel in millions of miles.
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