October 2008 Traffic Volume Trends
Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for October 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 |
21.5 |
22.9 |
22.8 |
24.1 |
24.3 |
21.1 |
21.9 |
21.0 |
20.1 |
Rural Other Arterial |
28.9 |
27.4 |
33.1 |
32.3 |
34.9 |
35.0 |
36.9 |
36.8 |
33.1 |
34.3 |
31.6 |
30.1 |
Other Rural |
28.2 |
26.2 |
32.2 |
31.3 |
34.0 |
34.2 |
34.6 |
34.7 |
31.5 |
33.0 |
29.5 |
28.1 |
Urban Interstate |
37.3 |
34.7 |
40.4 |
39.7 |
42.2 |
42.1 |
40.5 |
41.7 |
38.8 |
40.7 |
39.4 |
37.8 |
Urban Other Arterial |
83.3 |
78.2 |
91.6 |
87.9 |
91.9 |
90.9 |
90.4 |
93.1 |
83.8 |
91.6 |
86.2 |
85.5 |
Other Urban |
34.3 |
32.1 |
37.7 |
36.9 |
38.4 |
37.4 |
37.6 |
38.2 |
35.2 |
37.2 |
35.7 |
36.6 |
All Systems |
230.9 |
216.2 |
256.5 |
249.6 |
264.2 |
262.4 |
264.1 |
268.7 |
243.6 |
258.7 |
243.3 |
238.2 |
2008 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions* |
Rural Interstate |
18.5 |
17.4 |
20.8 |
20.3 |
22.0 |
21.3 |
22.9 |
22.8 |
19.4 |
20.7 |
|
|
Rural Other Arterial |
28.4 |
27.3 |
31.5 |
31.3 |
33.4 |
32.9 |
35.3 |
34.8 |
31.0 |
32.9 |
|
|
Other Rural |
27.6 |
26.0 |
30.2 |
30.8 |
32.4 |
32.3 |
33.1 |
32.7 |
29.8 |
32.0 |
|
|
Urban Interstate |
36.5 |
34.4 |
39.0 |
39.2 |
40.7 |
40.1 |
39.2 |
39.7 |
37.2 |
39.6 |
|
|
Urban Other Arterial |
81.8 |
78.0 |
87.6 |
87.4 |
88.7 |
86.3 |
87.6 |
87.9 |
81.0 |
88.7 |
|
|
Other Urban |
33.9 |
32.0 |
36.0 |
36.5 |
36.9 |
35.9 |
36.4 |
35.9 |
33.7 |
35.8 |
|
|
All Systems |
226.8 |
215.1 |
245.1 |
245.6 |
254.2 |
248.9 |
254.6 |
253.7 |
232.1 |
249.7 |
|
|
Percent Change In Individual Monthly Travel 2007 vs. 2008 |
Rural Interstate |
-2.0 |
-1.0 |
-2.8 |
-5.6 |
-3.8 |
-6.7 |
-5.2 |
-6.2 |
-7.8 |
-5.3 |
|
|
Rural Other Arterial |
-1.6 |
-0.4 |
-4.8 |
-3.0 |
-4.1 |
-5.9 |
-4.3 |
-5.5 |
-6.2 |
-4.1 |
|
|
Other Rural |
-2.1 |
-0.9 |
-6.2 |
-1.9 |
-4.8 |
-5.5 |
-4.5 |
-5.7 |
-5.6 |
-3.3 |
|
|
Urban Interstate |
-1.9 |
-1.0 |
-3.6 |
-1.1 |
-3.4 |
-4.6 |
-3.2 |
-4.9 |
-4.3 |
-2.5 |
|
|
Urban Other Arterial |
-1.8 |
-0.3 |
-4.4 |
-0.5 |
-3.5 |
-5.0 |
-3.0 |
-5.6 |
-3.4 |
-3.1 |
|
|
Other Urban |
-1.3 |
-0.3 |
-4.6 |
-1.2 |
-3.8 |
-3.9 |
-3.0 |
-6.0 |
-4.2 |
-3.9 |
|
|
All Systems |
-1.8 |
-0.5 |
-4.4 |
-1.6 |
-3.8 |
-5.1 |
-3.6 |
-5.6 |
-4.7 |
-3.5 |
|
|
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 |
36.5 |
57.9 |
79.5 |
102.3 |
125.2 |
149.3 |
173.6 |
194.6 |
216.5 |
237.5 |
257.6 |
Rural Other Arterial |
28.9 |
56.2 |
89.3 |
121.6 |
156.4 |
191.4 |
228.4 |
265.2 |
298.3 |
332.6 |
364.1 |
394.2 |
Other Rural |
28.2 |
54.5 |
86.7 |
118.1 |
152.1 |
186.3 |
220.9 |
255.6 |
287.1 |
320.1 |
349.6 |
377.7 |
Urban Interstate |
37.3 |
72.0 |
112.4 |
152.1 |
194.2 |
236.3 |
276.8 |
318.5 |
357.3 |
398.0 |
437.4 |
475.2 |
Urban Other Arterial |
83.3 |
161.6 |
253.2 |
341.1 |
433.1 |
524.0 |
614.3 |
707.4 |
791.2 |
882.8 |
969.0 |
1054.5 |
Other Urban |
34.3 |
66.4 |
104.1 |
141.0 |
179.4 |
216.7 |
254.3 |
292.5 |
327.7 |
364.9 |
400.6 |
437.2 |
All Systems |
230.9 |
447.2 |
703.6 |
953.3 |
1217.5 |
1479.9 |
1744.0 |
2012.7 |
2256.3 |
2514.9 |
2758.2 |
2996.4 |
2008 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions* |
Rural Interstate |
18.5 |
36.0 |
56.8 |
77.1 |
99.1 |
120.4 |
143.3 |
166.1 |
185.5 |
206.2 |
|
|
Rural Other Arterial |
28.4 |
55.7 |
87.2 |
118.4 |
151.9 |
184.8 |
220.2 |
254.9 |
286.0 |
318.9 |
|
|
Other Rural |
27.6 |
53.7 |
83.9 |
114.6 |
147.0 |
179.3 |
212.4 |
245.1 |
274.8 |
306.8 |
|
|
Urban Interstate |
36.5 |
70.9 |
109.9 |
149.1 |
189.8 |
230.0 |
269.2 |
308.8 |
346.0 |
385.6 |
|
|
Urban Other Arterial |
81.8 |
159.8 |
247.5 |
334.9 |
423.6 |
510.0 |
597.6 |
685.5 |
766.6 |
855.3 |
|
|
Other Urban |
33.9 |
65.8 |
101.8 |
138.3 |
175.2 |
211.1 |
247.6 |
283.4 |
317.2 |
352.9 |
|
|
All Systems |
226.8 |
441.9 |
687.0 |
932.5 |
1186.7 |
1435.6 |
1690.2 |
1943.9 |
2176.0 |
2425.7 |
|
|
Percent Change In Individual Monthly Travel 2007 vs. 2008 |
Rural Interstate |
-2.0 |
-1.5 |
-2.0 |
-2.9 |
-3.1 |
-3.8 |
-4.0 |
-4.3 |
-4.7 |
-4.8 |
|
|
Rural Other Arterial |
-1.6 |
-1.0 |
-2.4 |
-2.6 |
-2.9 |
-3.5 |
-3.6 |
-3.9 |
-4.1 |
-4.1 |
|
|
Other Rural |
-2.1 |
-1.5 |
-3.3 |
-2.9 |
-3.3 |
-3.7 |
-3.9 |
-4.1 |
-4.3 |
-4.2 |
|
|
Urban Interstate |
-1.9 |
-1.5 |
-2.2 |
-1.9 |
-2.3 |
-2.7 |
-2.8 |
-3.0 |
-3.2 |
-3.1 |
|
|
Urban Other Arterial |
-1.8 |
-1.1 |
-2.3 |
-1.8 |
-2.2 |
-2.7 |
-2.7 |
-3.1 |
-3.1 |
-3.1 |
|
|
Other Urban |
-1.3 |
-0.8 |
-2.2 |
-1.9 |
-2.3 |
-2.6 |
-2.7 |
-3.1 |
-3.2 |
-3.3 |
|
|
All Systems |
-1.8 |
-1.2 |
-2.4 |
-2.2 |
-2.5 |
-3.0 |
-3.1 |
-3.4 |
-3.6 |
-3.5 |
|
|
*Percent change is based on vehicle travel in millions of miles.
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