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2-2 Highway Travel: 1970–2013

Thursday, January 8, 2015

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Year Trillions of vehicle-miles
1970 1.120328
1971 1.185616
1972 1.268363
1973 1.308287
1974 1.289644
1975 1.330073
1976 1.409162
1977 1.463408
1978 1.548211
1979 1.529132
1980 1.520856
1981 1.550269
1982 1.592481
1983 1.649108
1984 1.716770
1985 1.774763
1986 1.838240
1987 1.924328
1988 2.025586
1989 2.107040
1990 2.147501
1991 2.172214
1992 2.247152
1993 2.296705
1994 2.357587
1995 2.422776
1996 2.482201
1997 2.560373
1998 2.625363
1999 2.679459
2000 2.746926
2001 2.795611
2002 2.855509
2003 2.890222
2004 2.964789
2005 2.989430
2006 3.014371
2007 3.031124
2008 2.976528
2009 2.956762
2010 2.966963
2011 2.945815
2012 2.954394
2013 2.972287

Note: Data for 2007 and later years may not be comparable to previous years due to changes in methodology.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Traffic Volume Trends, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov as of September 2014.