NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. drivers covered 1.7% more miles in September than a year earlier, traveling a total of 267.7 billion miles, the U.S. Department of Transportation said in a monthly report on Friday.
In 2019, total travel is up 1% from a year earlier at 2,436.9 billion vehicle miles, the DOT said. The data can be used as an indicator of demand for gasoline and diesel.
Reporting By Jessica Resnick-Ault; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama
