Miles Driven Continues to Increase Through February; East Coast Sees Big Improvement From February 2010

Miles Driven Continues to Increase Through February; East Coast Sees Big Improvement From February 2010
May 5, 2011

Vehicle travel on the nation's roadways rose 0.9 percent from February 2010 to February 2011, according to the latest report from the Federal Highway Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation. A total of 214.8 billion vehicle miles were driven during the month, compared with 212.8 billion vehicle miles driven during February 2010-a 2.0 billion increase.

This is the twelfth consecutive month during which travel has risen over the previous year.

Regionally, travel was up significantly on the east coast, but dropped in the South Gulf and the West (see chart below for more information).

Vehicle Miles Driven by Region (in millions)
	February 2010	February 2011	% Change
Northeast	30,192	30,785	+2.0
South Atlantic	46,714	48,795	+4.5
North Central	47,296	47,439	+0.3
South Gulf	42,607	42,510	-0.2
West	46,039	45,291	-1.6
Total	212,489	259,528	+0.9

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