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May 2019 Traffic Volume Trends
- Travel on all roads and streets changed by 1.0% (3.0 billion vehicle miles) for May 2019 as compared with May 2018. Travel for the month is estimated to be 286.4 billion vehicle miles.
- The seasonally adjusted vehicle miles traveled for May 2019 is 270.5 billion miles, a 0.7% (2 billion vehicle miles) increase over May 2018. It also represents -0.6% decline (-1.7 billion vehicle miles) compared with April 2019.
- Cumulative Travel for 2019 changed by 1.0% (13.3 billion vehicle miles). The cumulative estimate for the year is 1,307.0 billion vehicle miles of travel.
40.1
0.8%
63.3
3.2%
63.5
-0.3%
57.6
0.0%
61.9
1.5%
- Estimated Vehicle-Miles of Travel by Region - May 2019 - (in Billions)
- Change in Traffic as compared to same month last year.
Region |
Total Travel |
Percentage Change |
North-East |
40.1 |
0.8 |
South-Atlantic |
63.3 |
3.2 |
North-Central |
63.5 |
-0.3 |
South-Gulf |
57.6 |
0.0 |
West |
61.9 |
1.5 |
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 July 8, 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 (May 2019)
- Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for May 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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