Miles Driven Declined in March

Miles Driven Declined in March
May 28, 2013

The Federal Highway Administration (FHA), a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation, has released the newest numbers for miles driven in March 2013, showing an overall decline of 1.5 percent, or -3.7 billion vehicle miles, from March 2012.

Overall travel for the month is estimated to be around 248.8 billion vehicle miles, according to the report. Cumulative travel for 2013 has also decreased at a rate of 0.8 percent, or -5.6 billion vehicle miles. So far, the cumulative estimate for the year for is 690.3 billion vehicle miles.

Regionally, travel experienced even steeper declines. With the exception of the West region, which saw a modest increase of 1.6 percent, all other regions noted decreases. The North Central and Northeast regions saw the most notable declines, down 3.6 percent and 3.4 percent, respectively, from March 2012. These numbers appear to continue the trend from February's numbers which showed an overall decline in miles driven.

See the chart below for more information.

Vehicle Miles Driven by Region (in millions)

Region	March 2013	March 2012	Percent Change
Northeast	35,225	36,472	-3.4
South Atlantic	54,143	55,300	-2.1
North Central	53,489	55,500	-3.6
South Gulf	51,962	52,121	-0.3
West	53,988	53,145	+1.6
Total	248,806	252,535	-1.5

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