August 2009 Traffic Volume Trends
Thursday, October 22, 2009
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- Travel on all roads and streets changed by 0.7% (1.9 billion vehicle miles)
for August 2009 as compared with August 2008. - Travel for the month is estimated to be 259.0 billion vehicle miles.
- Cumulative Travel for 2009 changed by 0.0% (0.9 billion vehicle miles).
- Cumulative estimate for the year is 1,967.8 billion vehicle miles of travel.
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- Estimated Vehicle-Miles of Travel by Region - August 2009 - (in Billions)
- Change in Traffic as compared to same month last year.
Region | Total Travel | Percentage Change |
---|---|---|
North-East | 39.8 | -0.4 |
South-Atlantic | 53.4 | 1.3 |
North-Central | 57.7 | -0.2 |
South-Gulf | 51.1 | 1.7 |
West | 57.1 | 1.2 |
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 2007 Table VM-2 as a base.
- Compiled with data on hand as of October 16, 2009.
- Some historical data were revised based on HPMS and amended TVT data as of December 2008
- 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).
- Travel Trends (August 2009)
- Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for August 2009
- 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