Traffic Volume Trends-Rural
Estimated Vehicle Miles (Millions) and Percent Change
from Same Period Previous Year (Includes Preliminary Data for March 2003)

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	25,208		5.7	May	38,961		3.5	May	36,728		1.2	May	100,897		3.2	May	249,886		2.3
Jun	25,260		4.5	Jun	38,957		2.7	Jun	36,311		1.1	Jun	100,528		2.6	Jun	246,464		1.6
Q2	73,376		3.8	Q2	113,680		2.7	Q2	106,825		1.0	Q2	293,881		2.3	Q2	731,045		1.8
1st Half		136,632	4.4	1st Half		211,348	2.7	1st Half		199,313	1.3	1st Half		547,293	2.6	1st Half		1,385,190	1.9

Jul	27,232		4.4	Jul	41,179		2.2	Jul	38,024		2.0	Jul	106,435		2.7	Jul	254,345		2.2
Aug	27,109		4.1	Aug	40,882		2.6	Aug	37,643		1.6	Aug	105,634		2.6	Aug	256,042		1.7
Sep	22,934		2.2	Sep	36,217		2.7	Sep	34,126		1.9	Sep	93,277		2.3	Sep	231,141		2.9
Q3	77,275		3.7	Q3	118,278		2.5	Q3	109,793		1.9	Q3	305,346		2.6	Q3	741,528		2.3
3 Qs		213,907	4.1	3 Qs		329,626	2.6	3 Qs		309,106	1.5	3 Qs		852,639	2.6	3 Qs		2,126,717	2.1

Oct	23,918		2.3	Oct	37,599		1.5	Oct	35,484		0.0	Oct	97,001		1.2	Oct	243,226		1.3
Nov	22,408		-1.4	Nov	34,531		-0.5	Nov	32,243		-1.1	Nov	89,182		-0.9	Nov	228,368		-0.5
Dec	23,568		4.9	Dec	34,420		1.1	Dec	31,640		0.2	Dec	89,628		1.8	Dec	231,334		1.4
Q4	69,894		1.9	Q4	106,550		0.7	Q4	99,367		-0.3	Q4	275,811		0.7	Q4	702,928		0.8
2nd Half		147,169	2.8	2nd Half		224,828	1.6	2nd Half		209,160	0.8	2nd Half		581,157	1.6	2nd Half		1,444,455	1.5

Year		283,801	3.6	Year		436,176	2.2	Year		408,473	1.1	Year		1,128,450	2.1	Year		2,829,645	1.7

United States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration

Traffic Volume Trends-RuralEstimated Vehicle Miles (Millions) and Percent Change from Same Period Previous Year (Includes Preliminary Data for March 2003)