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February 2017 Traffic Volume Trends
- Travel on all roads and streets changed by 1.9% (4.4 billion vehicle miles) for February 2017 as compared with February 2016.
- Travel for the month is estimated to be 233.4 billion vehicle miles.
- The seasonally adjusted vehicle miles traveled for February 2017 is 267.2 billion miles, a 1.6% (4.2 billion vehicle miles) increase over February 2016. It also represents a 0.2% increase (0.6 billion vehicle miles) compared with January 2017.
- Cumulative Travel for 2017 changed by 2.0% (9.5 billion vehicle miles).
- The cumulative estimate for the year is 475.6 billion vehicle miles of travel.
31.7
1.0%
51.8
3.1%
51.8
3.5%
48.0
1.2%
50.1
0.4%
- Estimated Vehicle-Miles of Travel by Region - February 2017 - (in Billions)
- Change in Traffic as compared to same month last year.
Region |
Total Travel |
Percentage Change |
North-East |
31.7 |
1.0 |
South-Atlantic |
51.8 |
3.1 |
North-Central |
51.8 |
3.5 |
South-Gulf |
48.0 |
1.2 |
West |
50.1 |
0.4 |
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 April 10, 2017.
- 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 (February 2017)
- Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for February 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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