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October 2018 Traffic Volume Trends
- Travel on all roads and streets changed by 1.2% (3.2 billion vehicle miles) for October 2018 as compared with October 2017.
- Travel for the month is estimated to be 282.2 billion vehicle miles.
- The seasonally adjusted vehicle miles traveled for October 2018 is 269.8 billion miles, a 0.6% (1.7 billion vehicle miles) increase over October 2017. It also represents 0.4% increase (1.2 billion vehicle miles) compared with September 2018.
- Cumulative Travel for 2018 changed by 0.4% (9.5 billion vehicle miles).
- The cumulative estimate for the year is 2,697.9 billion vehicle miles of travel.
38.5
0.5%
61.8
1.7%
62.8
0.9%
55.2
0.5%
63.9
1.8%
- Estimated Vehicle-Miles of Travel by Region - October 2018 - (in Billions)
- Change in Traffic as compared to same month last year.
Region |
Total Travel |
Percentage Change |
North-East |
38.5 |
0.5 |
South-Atlantic |
61.8 |
1.7 |
North-Central |
62.8 |
0.9 |
South-Gulf |
55.2 |
0.5 |
West |
63.9 |
1.8 |
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 2016 Table VM-2 as a base.
- Compiled with data on hand as of December 10, 2018.
- Some historical data were revised based on HPMS and amended TVT data as of December 2016.
- 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 (October 2018)
- Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for October 2018
- 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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