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February 2013 Traffic Volume Trends – Travel Monitoring and Traffic Volume – Office of Highway Policy Information (OHPI) – FHWA
Travel Monitoring and Traffic Volume
February 2013 Traffic Volume Trends
- Travel on all roads and streets changed by -1.4% (-3.1 billion vehicle miles) for February 2013 as compared with February 2012.
- Travel for the month is estimated to be 214.6 billion vehicle miles.
- Cumulative Travel for 2013 changed by -0.4% (-1.8 billion vehicle miles).
- Cumulative estimate for the year is 441.6 billion vehicle miles of travel.

- Estimated Vehicle-Miles of Travel by Region - February 2013 - (in Billions)
- Change in Traffic as compared to same month last year.
Region |
Total Travel |
Percentage Change |
North-East |
29.9 |
-4.5 |
South-Atlantic |
46.5 |
-1.1 |
North-Central |
47.6 |
-2.4 |
South-Gulf |
44.9 |
0.3 |
West |
45.7 |
-0.2 |
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 Highway Statistics 2011 Table VM-2 as a base.
- Compiled with data on hand as of April 14, 2013.
- Some historical data were revised based on HPMS and amended TVT data as of December 2011.
- 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 (February 2013)
- Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for February 2013
- 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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