Miles
Traveled Dropped 4.7 Percent in June, DOT Reports
Travel during June 2008 on all roads and streets in the United States
dropped 4.7 percent from June 2007 at an estimated total of 250.2 billion
vehicle-driven miles, according to the most recent report from the U.S.
Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHA).
Miles driven dropped 1.6 percent from the prior month, May 2008, during
which 254.1 billion miles were driven.
When broken down by region, miles driven compared to June 2007 were down
in all regions.
Estimated Miles Driven by Region
(in millions)
Region
|
Total Miles Traveled in June
2007
|
Total Miles Travel in June 2008
|
Percentage Change
|
Northeast
|
39,532
|
37,983
|
-3.9
|
South-Atlantic
|
54,609
|
51,644
|
-5.4
|
North-Central
|
59,836
|
57,057
|
-4.6
|
South-Gulf
|
50,121
|
47,916
|
-4.4
|
West
|
262,480
|
250,232
|
-4.7
|
For cumulative miles driven throughout the year, current numbers are down
2.8 percent from 2007; in June 2007, 1,480.8 billion cumulative vehicle
miles had been driven, while this year, only 1438.7 billion cumulative
miles had been driven as of this June.
Are you seeing a decrease in driving in your area? Are you finding
business is downor about averagebased on this? Please e-mail
glassBYTEs.com/AGRR editor Penny Stacey at pstacey@glass.com.
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