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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
2005 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions*
Rural Interstate 18.4 17.9 21.3 21.3 22.9 22.8 24.8 23.6 20.7 22.0 21.7 21.5
Rural Other Arterial 28.6 28.3 32.8 32.7 35.1 35.7 37.6 36.1 32.8 34.4 32.2 32.4
Other Rural 27.8 27.3 32.0 31.9 34.5 34.4 35.2 34.2 31.4 32.3 29.7 29.6
Urban Interstate 35.5 34.9 40.3 39.7 41.5 42.0 40.7 41.0 38.0 38.8 38.6 38.1
Urban Other Arterial 80.6 79.2 90.4 88.5 90.6 91.4 91.1 92.6 83.4 88.1 85.4 86.7
Other Urban 33.2 32.5 36.9 36.8 37.4 37.7 38.0 37.7 35.3 36.5 35.9 36.5
All Systems 224.2 220.1 253.6 250.9 262.1 264.0 267.4 265.3 241.6 252.1 243.5 244.9
2006 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions*
Rural Interstate 19.2 18.1 21.3 21.9 22.8 22.9 24.2 23.7 21.3 22.5 21.9 21.9
Rural Other Arterial 29.4 28.2 33.0 32.6 34.9 35.4 36.8 35.7 33.5 35.2 32.7 32.6
Other Rural 28.4 26.9 32.3 31.7 34.2 34.1 34.4 33.8 31.5 32.9 30.2 29.9
Urban Interstate 36.7 34.7 40.4 39.3 41.5 41.7 39.8 41.0 38.3 39.4 38.7 38.1
Urban Other Arterial 83.1 78.9 91.1 87.1 90.5 91.0 89.7 92.1 83.3 89.2 85.6 86.8
Other Urban 34.1 32.4 37.0 36.4 37.2 37.4 37.4 37.6 35.6 37.3 36.3 36.8
All Systems 230.9 219.2 255.1 249.0 261.0 262.5 262.3 263.9 243.6 256.5 245.3 246.0
Percent Change In Individual Monthly Travel 2005vs.2006
Rural Interstate 4.4 1.3 0.4 3.0 -0.7 0.4 -2.5 0.5 3.2 2.2 1.0 1.6
Rural Other Arterial 2.8 -0.3 0.5 -0.3 -0.7 -1.0 -2.2 -1.4 2.3 2.1 1.3 0.6
Other Rural 2.1 -1.4 0.9 -0.6 -0.9 -0.8 -2.1 -1.1 0.4 1.8 1.4 1.1
Urban Interstate 3.3 -0.3 0.2 -1.1 -0.1 -0.6 -2.3 -0.1 0.8 1.6 0.4 -0.1
Urban Other Arterial 3.1 -0.4 0.8 -1.6 -0.2 -0.4 -1.5 -0.5 -0.1 1.3 0.2 0.1
Other Urban 2.7 -0.4 0.5 -1.2 -0.6 -0.8 -1.6 -0.5 0.8 2.2 1.0 0.7
All Systems 3.0 -0.4 0.6 -0.8 -0.4 -0.6 -1.9 -0.5 0.8 1.7 0.7 0.4


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
2005 Cumulative Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions*
Rural Interstate 18.4 36.3 57.6 78.8 101.8 124.6 149.4 173.0 193.6 215.6 237.3 258.8
Rural Other Arterial 28.6 56.9 89.8 122.5 157.6 193.3 230.9 267.0 299.8 334.3 366.5 398.9
Other Rural 27.8 55.1 87.0 118.9 153.4 187.8 223.0 257.2 288.6 320.9 350.6 380.2
Urban Interstate 35.5 70.3 110.6 150.3 191.9 233.8 274.6 315.6 353.6 392.4 431.0 469.1
Urban Other Arterial 80.6 159.9 250.2 338.7 429.4 520.8 611.9 704.5 788.0 876.1 961.5 1048.2
Other Urban 33.2 65.7 102.6 139.4 176.9 214.6 252.6 290.3 325.7 362.2 398.0 434.6
All Systems 224.2 444.2 697.8 948.7 1210.9 1474.9 1742.3 2007.6 2249.3 2501.3 2744.9 2989.8
2006 Cumulative Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions*
Rural Interstate 19.2 37.4 58.7 80.6 103.4 126.3 150.5 174.2 195.5 218.0 239.9 261.7
Rural Other Arterial 29.4 57.6 90.6 123.2 158.1 193.5 230.2 265.9 299.4 334.6 367.3 399.9
Other Rural 28.4 55.3 87.5 119.2 153.4 187.5 221.9 255.7 287.2 320.2 350.3 380.2
Urban Interstate 36.7 71.4 111.8 151.0 192.5 234.2 274.0 315.0 353.3 392.7 431.5 469.5
Urban Other Arterial 83.1 162.0 253.1 340.2 430.7 521.7 611.4 703.6 786.9 876.1 961.8 1048.5
Other Urban 34.1 66.5 103.5 139.9 177.1 214.6 251.9 289.5 325.1 362.4 398.6 435.4
All Systems 230.9 450.2 705.2 954.2 1215.2 1477.7 1740.0 2003.9 2247.5 2504.0 2749.3 2995.3
Percent Change In Cumulative Monthly Travel 2005vs.2006
Rural Interstate 4.4 2.9 2.0 2.3 1.6 1.4 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1
Rural Other Arterial 2.8 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.1 -0.3 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
Other Rural 2.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.5 -0.6 -0.5 -0.2 -0.1 0.0
Urban Interstate 3.3 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Urban Other Arterial 3.1 1.3 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other Urban 2.7 1.2 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
All Systems 3.0 1.3 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
Percent change is based on vehicle travel in millions of miles 

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