The Federal Highway Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation, has released the newest numbers for miles driven in April 2014, showing an increase of 1.8 percent, or 4.6 billion vehicle miles, compared with April 2013.
Travel for the most is estimated to be 254.9 billion vehicles. Cumulative travel for the year is 940.3 billion vehicle miles.
Comparing year-over-year figures, the South Gulf showed the most growth at 3.0 percent. The Northeast was the only region to post a decline, down 0.1 percent.
Comparing April 2014 to March 2014, the largest growth occurred in the West at 5.9 percent. The region to show the largest decline was the South Atlantic, down 0.8 percent.
| Region | April 2014(Preliminary) | March 2014(Revised) | Percent Change |
| Northeast | 35,056 | 34,866 | 0.5 |
| South Atlantic | 53,652 | 54,102 | -0.8 |
| North Central | 56,559 | 53,453 | 5.8 |
| South Gulf | 51,839 | 52,150 | -0.6 |
| West | 57,753 | 54,537 | 5.9 |
| Total | 254,859 | 249,105 | 2.3 |
| Region | April 2014 | April 2013 | Percent Change |
| Northeast | 35,056 | 35,094 | -0.1 |
| South Atlantic | 53,652 | 52,674 | 1.9 |
| North Central | 56,559 | 55,746 | 1.5 |
| South Gulf | 51,839 | 50,313 | 3.0 |
| West | 57,753 | 56,476 | 2.3 |
| Total | 254,859 | 250,303 | 1.8 |
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