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ANNUAL VEHICLE DISTANCE TRAVELED IN MILES AND RELATED DATA - 2003 1/

BY HIGHWAY CATEGORY AND VEHICLE TYPE

DECEMBER 2004Table VM-1
YEAR ITEMPASSENGER CARSMOTOR- CYCLESBUSESOTHER 2-AXLE 4- TIRE VEHICLES 2/SINGLE- UNIT 2-AXLE 6-TIRE OR MORE TRUCKS 3/COMBINATION TRUCKSSUBTOTALSALL MOTOR VEHICLES
PASSENGER CARS AND OTHER 2- AXLE 4-TIRE VEHICLESSINGLE-UNIT 2-AXLE 6-TIRE OR MORE AND COMBINATION TRUCKS
Motor-Vehicle Travel: (millions of vehicle-miles)
2003Interstate Rural132,6361,27386983,1178,41643,634215,75352,050269,945
2002138,8191,21294385,1328,76545,738223,95154,503280,609
2003Other Arterial Rural224,3241,4931,031149,18414,22926,335373,50840,564416,596
2002238,0091,6231,104150,75814,61027,826388,76742,436433,930
2003Other Rural221,0631,5481,812144,62314,89114,907365,68629,798398,844
2002232,1111,6101,894148,29514,90714,038380,40628,945412,855
2003All Rural578,0234,3143,712376,92437,53684,876954,947122,4121,085,385
2002608,9394,4453,941384,18538,28287,602993,124125,8841,127,394
2003Interstate Urban252,6091,909847142,6269,65924,983395,23534,642432,633
2002243,5211,670803130,1749,11923,921373,69533,040409,208
2003Other Urban830,1963,3162,079478,45430,36728,4631,308,65058,8301,372,875
2002806,0143,4372,101451,67528,46527,2141,257,68955,6791,318,906
2003All Urban 4/1,082,8055,2252,926621,08040,02653,4461,703,88593,4721,805,508
20021,049,5355,1072,904581,84937,58451,1351,631,38488,7191,728,114
2003Total Rural and Urban1,660,8289,5396,638998,00477,562138,3222,658,832215,8842,890,893
20021,658,4749,5526,845966,03475,866138,7372,624,508214,6032,855,508
2003Number of motor vehicles registered 5/135,669,8975,370,035776,55087,031,5335,666,9332,245,085222,701,4307,912,018236,760,033
2002135,920,6775,004,156760,71785,011,3055,650,6192,276,661220,931,9827,927,280234,624,135
2003Average miles traveled per vehicle12,2421,7768,54811,46713,68761,61111,93927,28612,210
200212,2021,9098,99811,36413,42660,93911,87927,07112,171
2003Person-miles of travel 6/ (millions)2,624,10812,115140,7351,730,21877,562138,3224,354,326215,8844,723,059
20022,620,38912,131145,1241,674,79275,866138,7374,295,181214,6034,667,038
2003Fuel consumed 7/ (thousand gallons)74,590,137190,780956,66056,301,62710,690,18326,895,082130,891,76437,585,265169,624,469
200275,471,258191,040999,56355,220,10810,320,61126,479,630130,691,36636,800,241168,682,210
2003Average fuel consumption per vehicle (gallons) 7/550361,2326471,88611,9805884,750716
2002555381,3146501,82611,6315924,642719
2003Average miles traveled per gallon of fuel consumed 7/22.350.06.917.77.35.120.35.717.0
200222.050.06.817.57.45.220.15.816.9

1/ The 50 states and the District of Columbia report travel by highway category, number of motor vehicles registered, and total fuel consumed. The travel and fuel data by vehicle type and stratification of trucks, as well as related data, are calculated by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Entries for 2002 may have been revised based on the availability of more current data. Estimation procedures include use of the 1997 Census of Transportation Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS) and independent analysis of light truck travel.

2/ Other 2-Axle 4-Tire Vehicles which are not passenger cars. These include vans, pickup trucks, and sport/utility vehicles.

3/ Single-Unit 2-Axle 6-Tire or More Trucks on a single frame with at least two axles and six tires.

4/ Urban consists of travel on all roads and streets in urban places with 5,000 or greater population.

5/ Stratification of the truck figures is made by the FHWA based on State-supplied data and the 1997 VIUS. Combination trucks represent approximately the number of tractors with semi-trailer(s) and a majority of heavy single-unit trucks used regularly in combination with trailer(s).

6/ As estimated by the FHWA using the 2001 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS).

7/ Total fuel consumption figures are derived from state fuel tax records and reflect latest available data. Distribution by vehicle type is estimated by the FHWA based on miles per gallon for both diesel and gasoline powered vehicles using State-supplied data, the 1997 VIUS, and other sources as a baseline.


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