UPDATE 1-U.S. road travel topped pre-pandemic levels in November, up 12%

The Federal Highway Administration said on Monday motorists drove 267.5 billion miles (430.5 billion kilometers) in November, up 29.2 billion miles over November 2020 and above the 260.3 billion miles in November 2019. For the first 11 months of the year, road travel is up 11.2%, or 298.1 billion miles, to 2.96 trillion miles.