May 2008 Traffic Volume Trends
Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for May 2008
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 |
2007 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions* |
Rural Interstate |
18.9 |
17.6 |
21.4 |
21.6 |
22.9 |
22.8 |
24.2 |
24.2 |
21.0 |
21.9 |
21.0 |
20.1 |
Rural Other Arterial |
28.9 |
27.4 |
33.1 |
32.3 |
34.9 |
35.1 |
37.0 |
36.8 |
32.9 |
34.3 |
31.5 |
30.1 |
Other Rural |
28.3 |
26.3 |
32.3 |
31.4 |
34.0 |
34.2 |
34.7 |
34.6 |
31.4 |
33.1 |
29.4 |
28.1 |
Urban Interstate |
37.3 |
34.8 |
40.4 |
39.7 |
42.2 |
42.0 |
40.4 |
41.7 |
38.8 |
40.7 |
39.3 |
38.1 |
Urban Other Arterial |
83.4 |
78.2 |
91.7 |
87.9 |
91.9 |
90.9 |
90.1 |
93.0 |
83.7 |
91.5 |
86.0 |
85.4 |
Other Urban |
34.3 |
32.1 |
37.7 |
36.9 |
38.4 |
37.4 |
37.6 |
38.1 |
35.1 |
37.3 |
35.7 |
36.6 |
All Systems |
231.1 |
216.4 |
256.7 |
249.8 |
264.3 |
262.5 |
264.0 |
268.5 |
242.8 |
258.7 |
242.9 |
238.5 |
2008 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions* |
Rural Interstate |
18.5 |
17.4 |
20.9 |
20.4 |
22.0 |
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|
|
|
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|
Rural Other Arterial |
28.4 |
27.3 |
31.6 |
31.4 |
33.5 |
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|
Other Rural |
27.7 |
26.0 |
30.3 |
30.8 |
32.4 |
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|
Urban Interstate |
36.8 |
34.5 |
39.1 |
39.3 |
41.0 |
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|
Urban Other Arterial |
81.9 |
78.0 |
87.7 |
87.4 |
88.8 |
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|
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|
|
Other Urban |
33.9 |
32.0 |
36.0 |
36.5 |
36.9 |
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|
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|
|
|
All Systems |
227.2 |
215.3 |
245.6 |
245.7 |
254.7 |
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|
Percent Change In Individual Monthly Travel 2007 vs. 2008 |
Rural Interstate |
-2.2 |
-1.2 |
-2.6 |
-5.3 |
-4.0 |
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|
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|
Rural Other Arterial |
-1.8 |
-0.3 |
-4.7 |
-2.9 |
-4.0 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Rural |
-2.1 |
-1.0 |
-6.3 |
-1.9 |
-4.8 |
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|
|
Urban Interstate |
-1.3 |
-0.6 |
-3.1 |
-1.0 |
-2.8 |
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|
|
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Urban Other Arterial |
-1.8 |
-0.3 |
-4.3 |
-0.7 |
-3.4 |
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|
|
|
|
|
Other Urban |
-1.2 |
-0.3 |
-4.5 |
-1.1 |
-3.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Systems |
-1.7 |
-0.5 |
-4.3 |
-1.6 |
-3.7 |
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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 |
2007 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions* |
Rural Interstate |
18.9 |
36.6 |
58.0 |
79.6 |
102.5 |
125.3 |
149.5 |
173.7 |
194.7 |
216.6 |
237.6 |
257.7 |
Rural Other Arterial |
28.9 |
56.3 |
89.5 |
121.8 |
156.7 |
191.8 |
228.8 |
265.6 |
298.5 |
332.8 |
364.3 |
394.5 |
Other Rural |
28.3 |
54.6 |
86.8 |
118.2 |
152.3 |
186.5 |
221.2 |
255.8 |
287.1 |
320.2 |
349.6 |
377.7 |
Urban Interstate |
37.3 |
72.0 |
112.4 |
152.1 |
194.3 |
236.3 |
276.8 |
318.5 |
357.3 |
398.0 |
437.3 |
475.4 |
Urban Other Arterial |
83.4 |
161.6 |
253.3 |
341.2 |
433.2 |
524.1 |
614.2 |
707.2 |
790.9 |
882.4 |
968.4 |
1053.8 |
Other Urban |
34.3 |
66.4 |
104.1 |
141.1 |
179.4 |
216.8 |
254.4 |
292.5 |
327.6 |
364.8 |
400.5 |
437.2 |
All Systems |
231.1 |
447.5 |
704.2 |
954.0 |
1218.3 |
1480.8 |
1744.8 |
2013.3 |
2256.1 |
2514.8 |
2757.7 |
2996.2 |
2008 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions* |
Rural Interstate |
18.5 |
35.9 |
56.8 |
77.2 |
99.2 |
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Rural Other Arterial |
28.4 |
55.7 |
87.3 |
118.6 |
152.1 |
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Other Rural |
27.7 |
53.7 |
84.0 |
114.7 |
147.1 |
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Urban Interstate |
36.8 |
71.3 |
110.5 |
149.8 |
190.8 |
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|
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|
|
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|
Urban Other Arterial |
81.9 |
159.9 |
247.6 |
335.0 |
423.8 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Urban |
33.9 |
65.9 |
102.0 |
138.5 |
175.4 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
All Systems |
227.2 |
442.5 |
688.1 |
933.8 |
1188.5 |
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Percent Change In Individual Monthly Travel 2007 vs. 2008 |
Rural Interstate |
-2.2 |
-1.7 |
-2.0 |
-2.9 |
-3.2 |
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|
|
Rural Other Arterial |
-1.8 |
-1.1 |
-2.4 |
-2.6 |
-2.9 |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Other Rural |
-2.1 |
-1.6 |
-3.3 |
-3.0 |
-3.4 |
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Urban Interstate |
-1.3 |
-1.0 |
-1.8 |
-1.6 |
-1.8 |
|
|
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|
Urban Other Arterial |
-1.8 |
-1.1 |
-2.2 |
-1.8 |
-2.2 |
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|
Other Urban |
-1.2 |
-0.7 |
-2.1 |
-1.8 |
-2.2 |
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|
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|
All Systems |
-1.7 |
-1.1 |
-2.3 |
-2.1 |
-2.4 |
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*Percent change is based on vehicle travel in millions of miles.
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