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October 2012 Traffic Volume Trends – Travel Monitoring and Traffic Volume – Office of Highway Policy Information (OHPI) – FHWA
Travel Monitoring and Traffic Volume
October 2012 Traffic Volume Trends
- Travel on all roads and streets changed by 0.3% (0.9 billion vehicle miles) for October 2012 as compared with October 2011.
- Travel for the month is estimated to be 251.5 billion vehicle miles.
- Cumulative Travel for 2012 changed by 0.6% (14.9 billion vehicle miles).
- Cumulative estimate for the year is 2,464.5 billion vehicle miles of travel.

- Estimated Vehicle-Miles of Travel by Region - October 2012 - (in Billions)
- Change in Traffic as compared to same month last year.
Region |
Total Travel |
Percentage Change |
North-East |
36.1 |
-0.9 |
South-Atlantic |
53.1 |
0.6 |
North-Central |
58.3 |
0.5 |
South-Gulf |
49.4 |
1.1 |
West |
54.6 |
0.1 |
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 December 12, 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 (October 2012)
- Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for October 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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