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August 2012 Traffic Volume Trends – Travel Monitoring and Traffic Volume – Office of Highway Policy Information (OHPI) – FHWA
Travel Monitoring and Traffic Volume
August 2012 Traffic Volume Trends
- Travel on all roads and streets changed by 1.2% (3.0 billion vehicle miles) for August 2012 as compared with August 2011.
- Travel for the month is estimated to be 262.4 billion vehicle miles.
- Cumulative Travel for 2012 changed by 0.9% (17.8 billion vehicle miles).
- Cumulative estimate for the year is 1,976.4 billion vehicle miles of travel.

- Estimated Vehicle-Miles of Travel by Region - August 2012 - (in
Billions)
- Change in Traffic as compared to same month last year.
Region |
Total Travel |
Percentage Change |
North-East |
39.2 |
2.7 |
South-Atlantic |
53.7 |
1.2 |
North-Central |
59.6 |
0.5 |
South-Gulf |
51.6 |
1.5 |
West |
58.2 |
0.5 |
Note:
- All data for this month are preliminary. Revised values for the previous month are shown in Tables 1 and 2.
- All vehicle-miles of travel computed with 2010 Table VM-2 as a base.
- Compiled with data on hand as of October 10, 2012.
- Some historical data were revised based on HPMS and amended TVT data as of December 2009.
- For information on total licensed drivers in the U.S. visit https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.htm. Select the year of interest then Section III (Driver Licensing).
- For information on total registered motor vehicles in the U.S., visit https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.htm. Select the year of interest and Section II (Motor Vehicles).
- Travel Trends (August 2012)
- Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for August 2012
- Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State
- Changes on Urban Arterial Roads by Region and State
- Changes on All Estimated Roads by Region and State
- Volume Trends – Rural
- Volume Trends – Urban
- Figure 1 – Moving 12-Month Total on All Highways
- Figure 2 – Travel on U.S. Highways By Month
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