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March 2017 Traffic Volume Trends
- Travel on all roads and streets changed by 0.8% (2.2 billion vehicle miles) for March 2017 as compared with March 2016.
- Travel for the month is estimated to be 272.0 billion vehicle miles.
- The seasonally adjusted vehicle miles traveled for March 2017 is 265.2 billion miles, a 0.5% (1.3 billion vehicle miles) increase over March 2016. It also represents a -0.5% decline (-1.4 billion vehicle miles) compared with February 2017.
- Cumulative Travel for 2017 changed by 1.5% (11.4 billion vehicle miles).
- The cumulative estimate for the year is 747.2 billion vehicle miles of travel.
36.7
-3.2%
60.4
0.7%
58.3
0.5%
56.8
2.0%
59.8
2.8%
- Estimated Vehicle-Miles of Travel by Region - March 2017 - (in Billions)
- Change in Traffic as compared to same month last year.
Region |
Total Travel |
Percentage Change |
North-East |
36.7 |
-3.2 |
South-Atlantic |
60.4 |
0.7 |
North-Central |
58.3 |
0.5 |
South-Gulf |
56.8 |
2.0 |
West |
59.8 |
2.8 |
Note:
- Travel Trends (March 2017)
- Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for March 2017
- 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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Page last modified on May 15, 2017