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December 2014 Traffic Volume Trends
- Travel on all roads and streets changed by 5.0% (11.9 billion vehicle miles) for December 2014 as compared with December 2013.
- Travel for the month is estimated to be 251.4 billion vehicle miles.
- Cumulative Travel for 2014 changed by 1.7% (50.0 billion vehicle miles).
- The cumulative estimate for the year is 3015.6 billion vehicle miles of travel.

- Estimated Vehicle-Miles of Travel by Region - December 2014 - (in Billions)
- Change in Traffic as compared to same month last year.
Region |
Total Travel |
Percentage Change |
North-East |
37.1 |
5.0 |
South-Atlantic |
52.4 |
4.1 |
North-Central |
55.8 |
6.3 |
South-Gulf |
49.1 |
6.4 |
West |
56.9 |
3.3 |
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 2012 Table VM-2 as a base.
- Compiled with data on hand as of February 11, 2015.
- Some historical data were revised based on HPMS and amended TVT data as of December 2012.
- 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 (December 2014)
- Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for December 2014
- 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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