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Distance driven in the United States: Did we reach the peak in 2004?

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This article is the latest publication in a series examining recent changes in various aspects of motorization in the United States. The period covered is 1984 through 2017. by 2017 (to 8,834 miles). by 2017 (to 22,796 miles). population). from 1984 to 2004 (from 6,612 miles to 9,314 miles), then decreased by 9.1%

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Number of vehicles in the United States: Did we reach the peak in 2006?

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In a recent article , I examined changes in distance driven in the United States during the period from 1984 through 2017. While this rate has been on a rebound since 2013, the 2017 rate is still down from 2004 by 5.2%. by 2017 (to 0.769 vehicles). by Michael Sivak.

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Does e-commerce affect the amount of travel in the United States?

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Recently, the amount of retail e-commerce in the United States increased rapidly in terms of both the absolute volume and the percentage of all sales. During the fourth quarter of 2017 retail e-commerce sales totaled $119.0 The years analyzed were 2007 and 2017 (the latest available survey year). of all retail sales.

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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2017

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Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2017. Department of Transportation were the sources of the information for 1986 through 2017. The graph below shows the changes in actual vehicle fuel economy from 1966 through 2017. total Btu).

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Relationship between distance driven and economic activity: 1946-2017

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This is the latest in my series of analyses on the relationship between road transportation and economic activity in the United States. For each year from 1946 through 2017, distance driven by all vehicles was obtained from the U.S. The 2017 value—177.4 from 2000 to 2017. The absolute maximum—235.7

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EIA: US exported a record amount of fuel ethanol in 2017

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The United States exported nearly 1.4 billion gallons of fuel ethanol in 2017, surpassing the previous record of 1.2 US imports of ethanol in 2017 increased compared with 2016 but remained relatively small at 77 million gallons, resulting in the United States being a net exporter of ethanol for the eighth consecutive year.

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EIA: New import duties drove biomass-based diesel imports down in 2017

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million barrels in 2017, a 36% decrease from 2016, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The United States has been a net importer of biomass-based diesel since 2013. New US contracts for biodiesel from Argentina slowed upon announcement of DOC anti-dumping and countervailing investigations in March 2017.

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