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December 2008 Traffic Volume Trends

Figure 2 data - Travel on U.S. Highways By Month

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Urban Highways - Average Daily Vehicle - Distance Traveled (Billion Miles)
Date200620072008
January 5.03 5.07 4.98
February 5.26 5.25 5.05
March 5.48 5.55 5.31
April 5.49 5.56 5.51
May 5.54 5.64 5.44
June 5.71 5.76 5.49
July 5.41 5.51 5.34
August 5.53 5.65 5.34
September 5.32 5.34 5.13
October 5.45 5.55 5.35
November 5.42 5.45 5.15
December 5.37 5.23 5.15
Rural Highways - Average Daily Vehicle - Distance Traveled (Billion Miles)
Date200620072008
January 2.50 2.47 2.42
February 2.61 2.56 2.46
March 2.79 2.82 2.68
April 2.86 2.85 2.76
May 2.95 2.98 2.85
June 3.08 3.08 2.90
July 3.09 3.10 2.96
August 3.03 3.10 2.92
September 2.87 2.87 2.69
October 2.88 2.89 2.78
November 2.77 2.75 2.61
December 2.66 2.54 2.50

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Updated: 10/12/2022
 

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