FHA Sees Spike in October Miles Driven

FHA Sees Spike in October Miles Driven
December 28, 2012

The Federal Highway Administration (FHA), a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation, has released the newest numbers for miles driven in October 2012, showing an overall increase of 0.9 billion miles driven, or 0.3 percent, over October 2011.

Overall travel for the month is estimated to be around 251.5 billion vehicle miles, according to the report. Cumulative travel for 2012 has also increased by 14.9 billion vehicle miles, or 0.6 percent. So far, the cumulative estimate for the year for is 2,464.5 billion vehicle miles.

Regionally, travel is also up. With the exception of the North-East region (down -0.9 percent) all regions have seen an increase in miles driven. Most notably, the South-Gulf saw a boost of +1.1 percent. This is significantly improved from September's low numbers.

See the chart below for more information.

Vehicle Miles Driven by Region (in millions)

Region	October 2012	October 2011	Percent Change
Northeast	36,128	36,475	-0.9
South Atlantic	53,118	52,787	+0.6
North Central	58,300	58,034	+0.5
South Gulf	49,374	48,819	+1.1
West	54,564	54,511	+0.1
Total	251,486	250,626	+0.3

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