Traffic Volume Trends-Rural
Estimated Vehicle Miles (Millions) and Percent Change from Same Period Previous Year
(Includes Preliminary Data for August 2002)
Year 2002
| Rural Interstate | % | Rural Other Arterial | % | Other Rural | % | Total Rural | % | All Systems | % | 
| Jan | 20,251 |   | 4.2 | Jan | 31,501 |   | 2.5 | Jan | 30,217 |   | 2.5 | Jan | 81,969 |   | 2.9 | Jan | 213,747 |   | 2.1 | 
| Feb | 19,686 |   | 5.9 | Feb | 30,779 |   | 4.1 | Feb | 28,947 |   | 2.7 | Feb | 79,412 |   | 4.0 | Feb | 206,426 |   | 3.3 | 
| Mar | 23,319 |   | 5.1 | Mar | 35,388 |   | 1.9 | Mar | 33,324 |   | 0.3 | Mar | 92,031 |   | 2.1 | Mar | 233,972 |   | 1.1 | 
| Q1 | 63,256 |   | 5.1 | Q1 | 97,668 |   | 2.8 | Q1 | 92,488 |   | 1.7 | Q1 | 253,412 |   | 3.0 | Q1 | 654,144 |   | 2.1 | 
|   | 
| Apr | 22,908 |   | 0.9 | Apr | 35,762 |   | 1.8 | Apr | 33,786 |   | 0.6 | Apr | 92,456 |   | 1.1 | Apr | 234,695 |   | 1.4 | 
| May | 25,205 |   | 5.7 | May | 38,921 |   | 3.4 | May | 36,714 |   | 1.2 | May | 100,840 |   | 3.1 | May | 249,725 |   | 2.2 | 
| Jun | 25,250 |   | 4.5 | Jun | 38,939 |   | 2.6 | Jun | 36,292 |   | 1.1 | Jun | 100,481 |   | 2.5 | Jun | 246,284 |   | 1.5 | 
| Q2 | 73,363 |   | 3.7 | Q2 | 113,622 |   | 2.6 | Q2 | 106,792 |   | 1.0 | Q2 | 293,777 |   | 2.3 | Q2 | 730,704 |   | 1.7 | 
| 1st Half | 136,619 | 4.4 | 1st Half | 211,290 | 2.7 | 1st Half | 199,280 | 1.3 | 1st Half | 547,189 | 2.6 | 1st Half | 1,384,848 | 1.9 | 
|   | 
| Jul | 27,180 |   | 4.2 | Jul | 41,088 |   | 2.0 | Jul | 37,933 |   | 1.8 | Jul | 106,201 |   | 2.5 | Jul | 253,935 |   | 2.3 | 
| Aug | 27,104 |   | 4.1 | Aug | 40,879 |   | 2.6 | Aug | 37,640 |   | 1.6 | Aug | 105,623 |   | 2.6 | Aug | 256,022 |   | 1.7 | 
| Sep | 22,908 |   | 2.1 | Sep | 36,168 |   | 2.4 | Sep | 34,109 |   | 1.9 | Sep | 93,185 |   | 2.2 | Sep | 230,941 |   | 2.8 | 
| Q3 | 77,192 |   | 3.5 | Q3 | 118,135 |   | 2.4 | Q3 | 109,682 |   | 1.8 | Q3 | 305,009 |   | 2.4 | Q3 | 740,898 |   | 2.2 | 
| 3 Qs | 213,811 | 4.1 | 3 Qs | 329,425 | 2.6 | 3 Qs | 308,962 | 1.5 | 3 Qs | 852,198 | 2.5 | 3 Qs | 2,125,746 | 2.0 | 
|   | 
| Oct | 23,923 |   | 2.3 | Oct | 37,621 |   | 1.6 | Oct | 35,538 |   | 0.2 | Oct | 97,082 |   | 1.2 | Oct | 243,426 |   | 1.4 | 
| Nov | 22,415 |   | -1.4 | Nov | 34,621 |   | -0.5 | Nov | 32,219 |   | -1.2 | Nov | 89,150 |   | -1.0 | Nov | 228,510 |   | -0.4 | 
| Dec | 23,566 |   | -4.9 | Dec | 34,516 |   | -0.9 | Dec | 31,650 |   | 0.3 | Dec | 89,585 |   | 1.7 | Dec | 231,436 |   | 1.5 | 
| Q4 | 69,904 |   | 2.0 | Q4 | 106,506 |   | 0.7 | Q4 | 99,407 |   | -0.2 | Q4 | 275,817 |   | 0.7 | Q4 | 703,372 |   | 0.8 | 
| 2nd Half | 147,096 | 2.8 | 2nd Half | 224,641 | 1.6 | 2nd Half | 209,089 | 0.8 | 2nd Half | 580,826 | 1.6 | 2nd Half | 1,444,270 | 1.5 | 
|   | 
| Year | 163,715 | 3.5 | Year | 435,931 | 2.1 | Year | 408,369 | 1.1 | Year | 1,128,015 | 2.1 | Year | 2,829,118 | 1.7 |