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August 2019 Traffic Volume Trends
- Travel on all roads and streets changed by 0.7% (2.1 billion vehicle miles) for August 2019 as compared with August 2018. Travel for the month is estimated to be 288.1 billion vehicle miles.
- The seasonally adjusted vehicle miles traveled for August 2019 is 272 billion miles, a 1.1% (2.8 billion vehicle miles) increase over August 2018. It also represents -0.1% decline (-0.3 billion vehicle miles) compared with July 2019.
- Cumulative Travel for 2019 changed by 0.9% (19.5 billion vehicle miles). The cumulative estimate for the year is 2,169.1 billion vehicle miles of travel.
41.1
1.3%
60.5
0.3%
63.7
0.2%
58.9
0.5%
63.8
1.6%
- Estimated Vehicle-Miles of Travel by Region - August 2019 - (in Billions)
- Change in Traffic as compared to same month last year.
Region |
Total Travel |
Percentage Change |
North-East |
41.1 |
1.3 |
South-Atlantic |
60.5 |
0.3 |
North-Central |
63.7 |
0.2 |
South-Gulf |
58.9 |
0.5 |
West |
63.8 |
1.6 |
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 October 17, 2019.
- 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 (August 2019)
- Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for August 2019
- 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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