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Vehicle Miles Traveled Increases for the First Time in More Than a Year

In addition, Federal Highway Administration has reported that all regions of the country saw either higher or the same vehicle miles traveled as last year.

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From AAIA Capital Report

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According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHA), U.S. miles driven increased for the first time in 16 months. Total vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in April of this year was 249.5 billion, compared to 248.1 VMT for April 2008, representing a 0.6 percent increase.

In addition, FHA has reported that all regions of the country saw either higher or the same VMT as last year. The report did find that cumulative VMT for the fist four months of 2009 is 1.1 percent lower than it was for the same four months last year.

The June edition of the Traffic Volume Trends report can be found at www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/tvtw/09aprtvt/09aprtvt.pdf.

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