tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455467.post7271927055305474695..comments2024-03-06T19:11:47.481+00:00Comments on Balanced Scorecard: Migração de valor (parte XII) ou Ersatz (parte III)CCzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653748657820727728noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455467.post-26024888222910503642008-12-14T15:03:00.000+00:002008-12-14T15:03:00.000+00:00Americans continue to cut back on driving despite ...Americans continue to cut back on driving despite falling gasoline prices, new government data show, signaling what federal transportation officials believe is a permanent change in driving habits.<BR/><BR/>The number of miles driven by Americans in October fell by 8.9 billion, or 3.5%, compared with the year-earlier month, the sharpest decline for that month since 1971, the U.S. Department of Transportation reported Friday. The drop came despite gasoline prices that have rapidly fallen from a peak of over $4 this summer to their current national average of about $1.70.<BR/><BR/>One big question on policymakers’ minds over the past year has been whether Americans would return to previous driving levels once gasoline prices dropped. The data so far suggest the answer is no.<BR/><BR/>“The fact that the trend persists even as gas prices are dropping confirms that America’s travel habits are fundamentally changing,” Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters said in a statement.<BR/><BR/>http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2008/12/12/americans-continue-to-cut-back-on-driving/CCzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653748657820727728noreply@blogger.com