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Graphic showing Indices on 1987 for Vehicle Registrations, Fuel Consumpion, Vehicle Miles of Travel, and Gallons Per Vehicle.
YEAR | VEHICLE MILES OF TRAVEL | MOTOR FUEL CONSUMPTION | VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS | GALLONS PER VEHICLE |
---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 1.10 |
1961 | 0.38 | 0.47 | 0.42 | 1.10 |
1962 | 0.4 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 1.09 |
1963 | 0.42 | 0.51 | 0.46 | 1.09 |
1964 | 0.44 | 0.53 | 0.48 | 1.10 |
1965 | 0.46 | 0.56 | 0.51 | 1.10 |
1966 | 0.48 | 0.59 | 0.53 | 1.11 |
1967 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 0.54 | 1.13 |
1968 | 0.53 | 0.65 | 0.56 | 1.15 |
1969 | 0.55 | 0.69 | 0.59 | 1.18 |
1970 | 0.58 | 0.72 | 0.61 | 1.19 |
1971 | 0.61 | 0.76 | 0.63 | 1.21 |
1972 | 0.66 | 0.82 | 0.66 | 1.24 |
1973 | 0.68 | 0.87 | 0.7 | 1.23 |
1974 | 0.67 | 0.83 | 0.73 | 1.15 |
1975 | 0.69 | 0.85 | 0.74 | 1.15 |
1976 | 0.73 | 0.91 | 0.77 | 1.17 |
1977 | 0.76 | 0.94 | 0.79 | 1.18 |
1978 | 0.8 | 0.98 | 0.83 | 1.18 |
1979 | 0.8 | 0.96 | 0.85 | 1.13 |
1980 | 0.79 | 0.9 | 0.87 | 1.04 |
1981 | 0.81 | 0.9 | 0.88 | 1.01 |
1982 | 0.83 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 1.00 |
1983 | 0.86 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.99 |
1984 | 0.9 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 1.00 |
1985 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.99 |
1986 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 1.00 |
1987 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
1988 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 0.99 |
1989 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 0.99 |
1990 | 1.12 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 0.97 |
1991 | 1.13 | 1.01 | 1.05 | 0.96 |
1992 | 1.17 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 0.98 |
1993 | 1.2 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 0.99 |
1994 | 1.23 | 1.1 | 1.11 | 1.00 |
1995 | 1.26 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.00 |
1996 | 1.29 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.00 |
1997 | 1.33 | 1.18 | 1.16 | 1.02 |
1998 | 1.37 | 1.22 | 1.18 | 1.03 |
1999 | 1.40 | 1.27 | 1.21 | 1.05 |
2000 | 1.43 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.03 |
2001 | 1.46 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.00 |
2002 | 1.49 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.02 |
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