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.
Traffic Volume Trend (All Highways)
| Month | Annual Vehicle-Distance Traveled (Billions Of Miles) |
| January | 3.051 |
| February | 3.057 |
| March | 3.066 |
| April | 3.075 |
| May | 3.082 |
| June | 3.092 |
| July | 3.104 |
| August | 3.110 |
| September | 3.121 |
| October | 3.128 |
| November | 3.137 |
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, 2015 figures
Vehicle Fuel Economy
Vehicle fuel economy improved 0.2 miles per gallon from December 2015, with 25.1 mpg cited as the average economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the United States in January 2016.
Fuel Economy Trend
| Month | Average Sales-Weighted MPG |
| Jan. 2015 | 25.4 |
| February | 25.2 |
| March | 25.4 |
| April | 25.2 |
| May | 25.5 |
| June | 25.4 |
| July | 25.4 |
| August | 25.3 |
| September | 25.2 |
| October | 25.1 |
| November | 25.0 |
| December | 24.9 |
| Jan. 2016 | 25.1 |
Source: UMTRI
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