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April 2016 Fuel Metrics (Infographic)

A monthly snapshot of what’s been pumped, burned and bought


Traffic Volume Trend (All Highways)

Month

Annual Vehicle-Distance Traveled (Billions Of Miles)

January3.051
February3.057
March3.066
April3.075
May3.082
June3.092
July3.104
August3.110
September3.121
October3.128
November3.137
December3.147

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation


U.S. Product Supplied of Finished Motor Gasoline

MonthThousands of barrels per day
January8,718
February8,650
March9,055
April9,139
May9,251
June9,391
July9,438
August9,467
September9,275
October9,250
November9,109
December9,144

Source: Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2015 figures


Fuel Economy Trend

Month 

Average Sales-Weighted MPG

Jan. 201525.4
February25.2
March25.4
April25.2
May25.5
June25.4
July25.4
August25.3
September25.2
October25.2
November25.1
December24.9
Jan. 201625.2
February25.2

Source: UMTRI

Note: EIA uses product supplied as a proxy for gasoline consumption, measuring disappearance from primary sources such as refineries, blending plants, pipelines and bulk terminals.

 

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