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Traffic Volume Up Just 0.5% in December

February 24, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Record volume for full year at 3.2 trillion vehicle miles. Two regions reported declines in traffic volume in December versus 2015.

Travel for the month of December is estimated at 263.6 billion vehicle miles nationwide according to the most recent data released by the Federal Highway Administration. The December result continues the trend of increased driving that had led to the growth in both auto physical damage insurance claims and collision repair industry volume.

September’s traffic volume represents an increase of just 0.5 percent or 1.3 billion vehicle miles over December 2015.

CollisionWeek December 2016 U.S. Vehicle Miles Traveled 12 Month Rolling Total

For the year, driving totaled 3218 billion vehicle

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