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February 2016 Traffic Volume Trends
- Travel on all roads and streets changed by 5.6% (12.4 billion vehicle miles) for February 2016 as compared with February 2015.
- Travel for the month is estimated to be 232.2 billion vehicle miles.
- The seasonally adjusted vehicle miles traveled for February 2016 is 266.1 billion miles, a 5.1% (12.8 billion vehicle miles) increase over February 2015. It also represents a 0.7% change (1.7 billion vehicle miles) compared with January 2016.
- Cumulative Travel for 2016 changed by 3.7% (17.0 billion vehicle miles).
- The cumulative estimate for the year is 472.8 billion vehicle miles of travel.
31.8
6.1%
50.8
6.7%
51.3
5.7%
46.8
5.5%
51.5
4.3%
- Estimated Vehicle-Miles of Travel by Region - February 2016 - (in Billions)
- Change in Traffic as compared to same month last year.
Region |
Total Travel |
Percentage Change |
North-East |
31.8 |
6.1 |
South-Atlantic |
50.8 |
6.7 |
North-Central |
51.3 |
5.7 |
South-Gulf |
46.8 |
5.5 |
West |
51.5 |
4.3 |
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 2014 Table VM-2 as a base.
- Compiled with data on hand as of April 11, 2016.
- Some historical data were revised based on HPMS and amended TVT data as of December 2014.
- For information on total licensed drivers in the U.S. visit http://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 http://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 (February 2016)
- Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for February 2016
- 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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