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May 2012 Traffic Volume Trends

Figure 1 data – Moving 12-Month Total on All Highways

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Moving 12-Month Total on All US Highways
Date Annual Vehicle-Distance
Traveled (Billion Miles)
Jan-87 1,845
Feb-87 1,858
Mar-87 1,864
Apr-87 1,874
May-87 1,881
Jun-87 1,886
Jul-87 1,891
Aug-87 1,894
Sep-87 1,903
Oct-87 1,911
Nov-87 1,918
Dec-87 1,924
Jan-88 1,933
Feb-88 1,939
Mar-88 1,949
Apr-88 1,956
May-88 1,967
Jun-88 1,977
Jul-88 1,986
Aug-88 1,994
Sep-88 2,000
Oct-88 2,009
Nov-88 2,016
Dec-88 2,026
Jan-89 2,036
Feb-89 2,041
Mar-89 2,049
Apr-89 2,056
May-89 2,063
Jun-89 2,068
Jul-89 2,075
Aug-89 2,084
Sep-89 2,090
Oct-89 2,098
Nov-89 2,104
Dec-89 2,107
Jan-90 2,111
Feb-90 2,118
Mar-90 2,121
Apr-90 2,126
May-90 2,131
Jun-90 2,136
Jul-90 2,141
Aug-90 2,143
Sep-90 2,145
Oct-90 2,145
Nov-90 2,146
Dec-90 2,148
Jan-91 2,142
Feb-91 2,142
Mar-91 2,142
Apr-91 2,142
May-91 2,145
Jun-91 2,149
Jul-91 2,152
Aug-91 2,159
Sep-91 2,164
Oct-91 2,170
Nov-91 2,168
Dec-91 2,172
Jan-92 2,182
Feb-92 2,189
Mar-92 2,194
Apr-92 2,200
May-92 2,205
Jun-92 2,209
Jul-92 2,217
Aug-92 2,218
Sep-92 2,225
Oct-92 2,231
Nov-92 2,239
Dec-92 2,247
Jan-93 2,251
Feb-93 2,254
Mar-93 2,258
Apr-93 2,261
May-93 2,270
Jun-93 2,272
Jul-93 2,275
Aug-93 2,280
Sep-93 2,283
Oct-93 2,286
Nov-93 2,291
Dec-93 2,297
Jan-94 2,294
Feb-94 2,298
Mar-94 2,306
Apr-94 2,313
May-94 2,314
Jun-94 2,321
Jul-94 2,326
Aug-94 2,332
Sep-94 2,339
Oct-94 2,344
Nov-94 2,351
Dec-94 2,358
Jan-95 2,382
Feb-95 2,387
Mar-95 2,392
Apr-95 2,395
May-95 2,401
Jun-95 2,405
Jul-95 2,407
Aug-95 2,411
Sep-95 2,415
Oct-95 2,418
Nov-95 2,423
Dec-95 2,423
Jan-96 2,412
Feb-96 2,418
Mar-96 2,421
Apr-96 2,428
May-96 2,434
Jun-96 2,438
Jul-96 2,446
Aug-96 2,456
Sep-96 2,460
Oct-96 2,469
Nov-96 2,474
Dec-96 2,482
Jan-97 2,489
Feb-97 2,496
Mar-97 2,504
Apr-97 2,510
May-97 2,517
Jun-97 2,524
Jul-97 2,536
Aug-97 2,540
Sep-97 2,546
Oct-97 2,552
Nov-97 2,555
Dec-97 2,560
Jan-98 2,567
Feb-98 2,570
Mar-98 2,573
Apr-98 2,579
May-98 2,581
Jun-98 2,588
Jul-98 2,591
Aug-98 2,594
Sep-98 2,600
Oct-98 2,608
Nov-98 2,616
Dec-98 2,625
Jan-99 2,622
Feb-99 2,626
Mar-99 2,633
Apr-99 2,636
May-99 2,639
Jun-99 2,646
Jul-99 2,649
Aug-99 2,654
Sep-99 2,659
Oct-99 2,664
Nov-99 2,674
Dec-99 2,679
Jan-00 2,689
Feb-00 2,697
Mar-00 2,709
Apr-00 2,716
May-00 2,727
Jun-00 2,734
Jul-00 2,736
Aug-00 2,743
Sep-00 2,746
Oct-00 2,749
Nov-00 2,750
Dec-00 2,747
Jan-01 2,753
Feb-01 2,755
Mar-01 2,755
Apr-01 2,760
May-01 2,763
Jun-01 2,763
Jul-01 2,768
Aug-01 2,774
Sep-01 2,772
Oct-01 2,777
Nov-01 2,784
Dec-01 2,796
Jan-02 2,801
Feb-02 2,809
Mar-02 2,812
Apr-02 2,817
May-02 2,823
Jun-02 2,827
Jul-02 2,833
Aug-02 2,839
Sep-02 2,846
Oct-02 2,851
Nov-02 2,851
Dec-02 2,856
Jan-03 2,859
Feb-03 2,854
Mar-03 2,855
Apr-03 2,857
May-03 2,859
Jun-03 2,863
Jul-03 2,869
Aug-03 2,871
Sep-03 2,874
Oct-03 2,883
Nov-03 2,886
Dec-03 2,890
Jan-04 2,894
Feb-04 2,904
Mar-04 2,919
Apr-04 2,930
May-04 2,934
Jun-04 2,940
Jul-04 2,944
Aug-04 2,946
Sep-04 2,952
Oct-04 2,952
Nov-04 2,958
Dec-04 2,965
Jan-05 2,966
Feb-05 2,973
Mar-05 2,974
Apr-05 2,974
May-05 2,980
Jun-05 2,986
Jul-05 2,987
Aug-05 2,990
Sep-05 2,988
Oct-05 2,985
Nov-05 2,989
Dec-05 2,989
Jan-06 2,999
Feb-06 2,999
Mar-06 3,003
Apr-06 3,003
May-06 3,003
Jun-06 3,003
Jul-06 3,000
Aug-06 3,000
Sep-06 3,003
Oct-06 3,010
Nov-06 3,012
Dec-06 3,014
Jan-07 3,015
Feb-07 3,013
Mar-07 3,016
Apr-07 3,019
May-07 3,023
Jun-07 3,024
Jul-07 3,028
Aug-07 3,034
Sep-07 3,035
Oct-07 3,038
Nov-07 3,039
Dec-07 3,031
Jan-08 3,031
Feb-08 3,033
Mar-08 3,026
Apr-08 3,026
May-08 3,021
Jun-08 3,011
Jul-08 3,006
Aug-08 2,996
Sep-08 2,989
Oct-08 2,984
Nov-08 2,975
Dec-08 2,977
Jan-09 2,968
Feb-09 2,964
Mar-09 2,959
Apr-09 2,958
May-09 2,955
Jun-09 2,957
Jul-09 2,960
Aug-09 2,959
Sep-09 2,963
Oct-09 2,959
Nov-09 2,959
Dec-09 2,957
Jan-10 2,952
Feb-10 2,945
Mar-10 2,949
Apr-10 2,952
May-10 2,950
Jun-10 2,952
Jul-10 2,953
Aug-10 2,956
Sep-10 2,959
Oct-10 2,963
Nov-10 2,965
Dec-10 2,966
Jan-11 2,968
Feb-11 2,969
Mar-11 2,966
Apr-11 2,960
May-11 2,956
Jun-11 2,952
Jul-11 2,946
Aug-11 2,941
Sep-11 2,937
Oct-11 2,930
Nov-11 2,928
Dec-11 2,931
Jan-12 2,934
Feb-12 2,938
Mar-12 2,940
Apr-12 2,939
May-12 2,945

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