Table 4-9M: Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption and Travel,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,1960,1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006 Vehicles registered (thousands)a,"73,858","90,358","111,242","137,913","161,490","177,133","193,057","192,314","194,427","198,041","201,802","205,427","210,441","211,580","215,496","220,461","225,821","235,331","234,624","236,760","237,243","(R) 247,421","241,194" Vehicle-kilometers traveled (millions),"1,156,735","1,428,795","1,785,928","2,136,668","2,457,943","2,856,306","3,451,016","3,495,576","3,616,439","3,695,662","3,794,170","3,898,951","4,000,585","4,122,648","4,235,024","4,330,835","4,420,747","4,501,797","4,595,495","4,651,728","4,771,364","(R) 4,811,021","4,850,749" Fuel consumed (million liters),"219,100","269,158","349,503","412,549","435,171","459,174","494,962","486,664","503,036","519,593","533,134","544,471","557,837","569,273","588,174","611,007","615,334","618,833","638,532","643,781","675,834","(R) 661,640","662,182" Average kilometers traveled per vehicle (thousands),15.7,15.8,16.1,15.5,15.2,16.1,17.9,18.2,18.6,18.7,18.8,19.0,19.0,19.5,19.7,19.6,19.6,19.1,19.6,19.6,20.1,(R) 19,20 Average kilometers traveled per gallon,5.3,5.3,5.1,5.2,5.6,6.2,7.0,7.2,7.2,7.1,7.1,7.2,7.2,7.2,7.2,7.1,7.2,7.3,7.2,7.2,7.1,(R) 7.3,7.3 Average fuel consumed per vehicle (liters),"2,966","2,979","3,142","2,991","2,695","2,592","2,564","2,531","2,587","2,624","2,642","2,650","2,651","2,691","2,729","2,771","2,725","2,630","2,722","2,719","2,849","(R) 2,674","2,745" KEY: R = revised.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "a Includes personal passenger vehicles, buses, and trucks.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, , NOTE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "See tables 4-11, 4-12, 4-13, 4-14, and 4-15 for individual highway vehicles.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, SOURCES ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table VM-201A.",,,,,,,,,,,,,, "1995-2006: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), tables MF-21, MV-1, and VM-1.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,