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Traffic Volume Trends - January 2007

Based on preliminary reports from the State Highway Agencies, travel during January 2007 on all roads and streets in the nation changed by -0.7 percent resulting in estimated travel for the month at 230.4** billion vehicle-miles.

This total includes 76.1 billion vehicle-miles on rural roads and 154.3 billion vehicle-miles on urban roads and streets.

Cumulative Travel changed by -0.7 percent.

Travel for the current month, the cumulative yearly total, as well as the moving 12-month total on all roads and streets is shown below. Similar totals for each year since 1982 are also included.

Travel in Millions of Vehicle Miles
All Roads and Streets

Year January Year to Date Moving 12-Month
1982 109,757 109,757 1,543,978
1983 119,436 119,436 1,602,159
1984 122,529 122,529 1,652,201
1985 124,122 124,122 1,718,362
1986 132,998 132,998 1,783,639
1987 139,918 139,918 1,845,160
1988 148,879 148,879 1,933,289
1989 159,750 159,750 2,036,457
1990 163,600 163,600 2,110,889
1991 157,889 157,889 2,141,790
1992 167,652 167,652 2,181,977
1993 171,680 171,680 2,251,180
1994 169,314 169,314 2,294,338
1995 193,838 193,838 2,382,111
1996 183,465 183,465 2,412,403
1997 190,126 190,126 2,488,862
1998 196,870 196,870 2,567,117
1999 193,581 193,581 2,622,074
2000 203,582 203,582 2,689,460
2001 209,774 209,774 2,753,117
2002 215,230 215,230 2,801,066
2003 218,749 218,749 2,859,027
2004 222,620 222,620 2,894,321
2005 224,594 224,594 2,964,465
2006 232,069 232,069 3,000,215
2007 230,424 230,424 2,996,015

Traffic Volume Trends is a monthly report based on hourly traffic count data. These data, collected at approximately 4,000 continuous traffic counting locations nationwide, are used to determine the percent change in traffic for the current month compared to the same month in the previous year. This percent change is applied to the travel for the same month of the previous year to obtain an estimate of travel for the current month. Because of the limited sample sizes, caution should be used with these estimates. The Highway Performance Monitoring System provides more accurate information on an annual basis.

** System entries may not add up to given "All Systems" total due to rounding for Page 2 to 8.

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