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Travel Trends (June 2008)

Based on preliminary reports from the State Highway Agencies, travel during June 2008 on all roads and streets in the nation changed by -4.7 percent (-12.2 billion vehicle miles) resulting in estimated travel for the month at 250.2** billion vehicle-miles.

This total includes 86.7 billion vehicle-miles on rural roads and 163.6 billion vehicle-miles on urban roads and streets.

Cumulative Travel changed by -2.8 percent (-42.1 billion vehicle miles)..

The larger changes to rural and urban travel are primarily because of the expansion in urban boundaries reflected in the 2000 census. Travel estimates for 2004 and beyond will also reflect this adjustment.

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 1983 are also included.

Travel in Millions of Vehicle Miles All Roads and Streets
Year	June	Year to Date	Moving 12-Month
1983	146,738	787,177	1,621,968
1984	153,403	823,096	1,685,027
1985	158,703	850,976	1,744,650
1986	162,370	880,813	1,804,600
1987	167,826	928,892	1,886,319
1988	178,690	981,999	1,977,435
1989	184,094	1,024,710	2,068,297
1990	189,529	1,053,740	2,136,069
1991	193,467	1,055,250	2,149,011
1992	197,232	1,091,660	2,208,624
1993	199,414	1,116,525	2,272,018
1994	207,280	1,141,229	2,321,409
1995	211,370	1,188,287	2,404,645
1996	215,551	1,203,679	2,438,167
1997	222,254	1,245,655	2,524,178
1998	228,733	1,272,811	2,587,529
1999	235,970	1,293,581	2,646,133
2000	243,012	1,348,956	2,734,833
2001	243,547	1,365,124	2,763,094
2002	247,913	1,396,983	2,827,469
2003	252,193	1,404,346	2,862,871
2004	257,364	1,452,611	2,938,486
2005	263,778	1,473,962	2,986,159
2006	263,062	1,483,714	2,999,147
2007	262,480	1,480,805	3,003,194
2008	250,232	1,438,723	2,954,326

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 theses estimates. The highway Performance Monitoring System provides more accurate information on an anual basis.

** System entries may not add up to the give "All Systems" total due to rounding on pages 2 to 8.

June 2008 Traffic Volume Trends

Travel Trends (June 2008)