August Miles Driven Shows Increases Across the Nation

August Miles Driven Shows Increases Across the Nation
October 29, 2012

The latest reports from the Federal Highway Administration (FHA), a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation, show travel on U.S. roadways has increased 1.2 percent, or 3 billion vehicle miles, from August 2011 to August 2012. The increase in miles is a notable growth compared to the decrease of 0.8 billion miles (-0.3 percent) reported in July.
All five regions reported growth in miles driven. The most notable increase occurred in the Northeast which saw a 2.7 percent increase, or 1 billion more miles driven, over the year. The West and North Central regions each had more modest increases of 0.5 percent.

Vehicle Miles Driven by Region (in millions)

Region	August 2012	August 2011	Percent Change
Northeast	39,230	38,187	+2.7
South-Atlantic	53,701	53,065	+1.2
North-Central	59,648	59,351	+0.5
South-Gulf	51,619	50,875	+1.5
West	58,175	57,880	+0.5
Total	262,375	259,359	+1.2

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