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December 2017 Traffic Volume Trends
- Travel on all roads and streets changed by 0.7% (1.8 billion vehicle miles) for December 2017 as compared with December 2016.
- Travel for the month is estimated to be 261.8 billion vehicle miles.
- The seasonally adjusted vehicle miles traveled for December 2017 is 269 billion miles, a 1.3% (3.6 billion vehicle miles) increase over December 2016. It also represents 0.04% decline (-0.1 billion vehicle miles) compared with November 2017.
- Cumulative Travel for 2017 changed by 1.2% (39.3 billion vehicle miles).
- The cumulative estimate for the year is 3,208.5 billion vehicle miles of travel.
37.1
-0.2%
55.2
-0.6%
56.5
1.4%
50.9
0.3%
62.1
2.2%
- Estimated Vehicle-Miles of Travel by Region - December 2017 - (in Billions)
- Change in Traffic as compared to same month last year.
Region |
Total Travel |
Percentage Change |
North-East |
37.1 |
-0.2 |
South-Atlantic |
55.2 |
-0.6 |
North-Central |
56.5 |
1.4 |
South-Gulf |
50.9 |
0.3 |
West |
62.1 |
2.2 |
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 2015 Table VM-2 as a base.
- Compiled with data on hand as of February 7, 2018.
- Some historical data were revised based on HPMS and amended TVT data as of December 2015.
- 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).
- Seasonally adjusted vehicle miles traveled removes seasonal changes allowing month-to-month, year-to-year trend comparisons.
- Travel Trends (December 2017)
- Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for December 2017
- 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
- Figure 3 - Seasonally Adjusted Vehicle Miles Traveled
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