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July 2010 Traffic Volume Trends

Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for July 2010

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
2009 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions
Rural Interstate 17.9 17.0 19.8 20.6 21.9 21.6 23.8 23.0 20.2 20.8 19.9 19.8
Rural Other Arterial 27.5 26.9 30.8 31.4 33.5 33.7 36.4 35.0 32.0 32.6 30.1 29.4
Other Rural 27.6 26.8 31.1 31.9 33.5 34.0 35.2 33.8 31.4 32.4 29.3 28.7
Urban Interstate 36.8 35.3 39.8 40.3 41.8 42.4 41.2 41.4 39.4 40.6 39.3 39.3
Urban Other Arterial 82.5 80.0 90.2 90.5 91.2 90.6 92.4 92.0 85.4 91.5 85.5 87.6
Other Urban 34.1 33.3 37.3 38.2 38.4 38.2 38.8 37.9 35.7 36.9 35.3 37.2
All Systems 226.4 219.2 249.1 252.9 260.4 260.5 267.8 263.1 244.2 254.8 239.3 242.0
2010 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions
Rural Interstate 17.9 16.7 20.4 21.3 22.2 22.2 24.5
Rural Other Arterial 26.9 26.1 31.7 32.0 33.5 34.2 36.9
Other Rural 27.2 25.8 31.8 32.4 33.6 34.3 35.6
Urban Interstate 36.4 34.5 40.7 40.8 41.8 42.8 41.5
Urban Other Arterial 81.0 78.0 92.1 91.4 91.1 91.5 92.8
Other Urban 33.2 31.8 37.4 38.3 37.9 38.3 38.7
All Systems 222.5 212.9 254.1 256.2 260.2 263.2 270.0
* Percent Change In Individual Monthly Travel 2009 vs. 2010
Rural Interstate -0.1 -1.5 2.9 3.0 1.3 2.6 2.7
Rural Other Arterial -2.1 -2.7 3.0 2.0 0.1 1.3 1.4
Other Rural -1.6 -3.8 2.5 1.7 0.1 1.0 1.3
Urban Interstate -1.1 -2.3 2.2 1.2 0.1 1.1 0.7
Urban Other Arterial -1.9 -2.4 2.0 1.0 -0.1 0.9 0.5
Other Urban -2.6 -4.6 0.3 0.3 -1.3 0.2 -0.3
All Systems -1.7 -2.9 2.0 1.3 -0.1 1.0 0.8
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
2009 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions
Rural Interstate 17.9 34.9 54.7 75.3 97.3 118.9 142.7 165.7 185.9 206.7 226.6 246.4
Rural Other Arterial 27.5 54.3 85.1 116.5 149.9 183.6 220.0 255.0 287.1 319.6 349.7 379.1
Other Rural 27.6 54.4 85.5 117.4 150.9 184.9 220.0 253.9 285.3 317.7 347.0 375.7
Urban Interstate 36.8 72.1 112.0 152.3 194.1 236.4 277.6 319.0 358.4 399.0 438.3 477.6
Urban Other Arterial 82.5 162.5 252.7 343.2 434.5 525.1 617.4 709.5 794.9 886.4 971.9 1059.5
Other Urban 34.1 67.4 104.8 143.0 181.4 219.6 258.4 296.3 332.1 369.0 404.2 441.4
All Systems 226.4 445.6 694.7 947.6 1208.0 1468.5 1736.3 1999.4 2243.6 2498.4 2737.6 2979.6
2010 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions
Rural Interstate 17.9 34.6 55.0 76.2 98.4 120.6 145.1
Rural Other Arterial 26.9 53.0 84.7 116.7 150.2 184.4 221.2
Other Rural 27.2 53.0 84.8 117.2 150.8 185.1 220.8
Urban Interstate 36.4 70.9 111.6 152.4 194.2 237.0 278.5
Urban Other Arterial 81.0 159.0 251.0 342.5 433.6 525.0 617.9
Other Urban 33.2 65.0 102.4 140.8 178.7 217.0 255.7
All Systems 222.5 435.5 689.6 945.8 1205.9 1469.2 1739.2
* Percent Change In Individual Monthly Travel 2009 vs. 2010
Rural Interstate -0.1 -0.8 0.5 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.7
Rural Other Arterial -2.1 -2.4 -0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6
Other Rural -1.6 -2.6 -0.8 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.3
Urban Interstate -1.1 -1.7 -0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3
Urban Other Arterial -1.9 -2.1 -0.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.1
Other Urban -2.6 -3.6 -2.2 -1.5 -1.5 -1.2 -1.1
All Systems -1.7 -2.3 -0.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.2

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


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