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June 2009 Traffic Volume Trends

Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for June 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 89.8 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 229.5 217.6 248.2 248.1 257.1 251.8 257.6 257.0 234.8 252.0 233.1 238.6
2009 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions*
Rural Interstate 18.0 17.1 19.9 20.7 22.1 21.8
Rural Other Arterial 27.8 27.2 31.2 31.6 33.7 34.0
Other Rural 27.4 26.6 31.0 31.7 33.5 33.8
Urban Interstate 36.2 34.7 39.3 39.7 41.4 41.7
Urban Other Arterial 80.6 77.9 87.9 88.2 89.0 88.5
Other Urban 33.0 32.1 36.1 36.9 37.0 36.9
All Systems 222.9 215.6 245.3 248.8 256.7 256.7
Percent Change In Individual Monthly Travel 2008 vs. 2009
Rural Interstate -2.4 -1.8 -3.9 2.7 0.8 3.1
Rural Other Arterial -2.1 -0.3 -1.1 1.3 1.1 3.3
Other Rural -2.8 0.4 -0.2 1.2 1.2 2.7
Urban Interstate -2.4 -0.5 -0.8 -0.2 -0.1 2.1
Urban Other Arterial -2.9 -1.4 -1.0 -0.3 -0.9 1.2
Other Urban -4.1 -1.0 -1.3 -0.6 -1.4 0.9
All Systems -2.9 -0.9 -1.2 0.3 -0.2 2.0
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 87.1 118.3 151.7 184.6 219.8 254.6 285.6 318.5 348.4 378.1
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 72.0 111.6 151.4 192.8 233.7 273.5 314.0 351.8 391.9 430.1 468.8
Urban Other Arterial 83.0 162.0 250.8 339.3 429.0 516.4 605.2 694.4 776.5 866.2 948.9 1034.7
Other Urban 34.4 66.9 103.4 140.5 178.0 214.6 251.8 288.4 322.7 358.9 392.8 429.2
All Systems 229.5 447.0 695.2 943.3 1200.4 1452.2 1709.8 1966.8 2201.6 2453.6 2686.7 2925.3
2009 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions*
Rural Interstate 18.0 35.0 54.9 75.7 97.8 119.6
Rural Other Arterial 27.8 54.9 86.1 117.7 151.5 185.4
Other Rural 27.4 54.0 85.0 116.7 150.2 183.9
Urban Interstate 36.2 71.0 110.2 149.9 191.3 233.0
Urban Other Arterial 80.6 158.5 246.4 334.6 423.6 512.1
Other Urban 33.0 65.1 101.2 138.1 175.1 212.0
All Systems 222.9 438.6 683.8 932.7 1189.4 1446.1
Percent Change In Individual Monthly Travel 2008 vs. 2009
Rural Interstate -2.4 -2.2 -2.8 -1.3 -0.9 -0.2
Rural Other Arterial -2.1 -1.2 -1.2 -0.5 -0.2 0.4
Other Rural -2.8 -1.3 -0.9 -0.3 0.0 0.5
Urban Interstate -2.4 -1.5 -1.3 -1.0 -0.8 -0.3
Urban Other Arterial -2.9 -2.2 -1.7 -1.4 -1.3 -0.8
Other Urban -4.1 -2.6 -2.1 -1.7 -1.7 -1.2
All Systems -2.9 -1.9 -1.6 -1.1 -0.9 -0.4

*Percent change is based on vehicle travel in millions of miles.


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