Preliminary statistics put together by the Maine Turnpike Authority on Monday evening suggested an increase in tourism for the state over the holiday weekend.

Dan Paradee, Maine Turnpike Authority public affairs manager, estimated that traffic entering the state at the York tollbooths was up 2 percent from last year’s Labor Day weekend.

According to Paradee, Friday was the busiest day for the York tollbooths, with 30,264 vehicles coming through the northbound lanes from noon to 9 p.m.

“A rate of over 3,000 vehicles an hour streamed into the state on Friday for eight consecutive hours,” said Paradee on Monday night. The turnpike authority considers anything more than 3,000 vehicles per hour busy, he explained.

During Saturday’s peak hours, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., the York tollbooths counted 25,017 vehicles entering the state.

“That’s up 8 percent from last year’s figures,” Paradee said.

The York tollbooths tallied six consecutive hours of 4,000 vehicles per hour leaving Maine on Sunday, according to Paradee. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. the booth counted 31,891 vehicles passing through the southbound lanes.

“Despite these high numbers, there was very little delay for commuters at the plaza,” Paradee said. “At most, there were six cars backed up and waiting for 35 to 40 seconds at each booth.”

Several Maine mascots were on hand at the York plaza to send off tourists leaving Maine. Miles the Maine Moose and Laney the Lobsterman thanked people for visiting the state over the holiday by passing out 25,000 Farmers’ Almanacs.

“The almanacs are special editions that promote Maine fall season events, such as the annual Foliage Fest and Chowder Cook-Off,” Paradee said. “The idea is to take a hectic traffic weekend and turn it into a festive event.”

Paradee reported that there were no traffic jams or accidents that he was aware of.

“We did see cars slowing down to a stop-and-go speed as they crossed over the Piscataqua River Bridge that connects Maine and New Hampshire,” Paradee said. “But overall, the weekend went incredibly smooth.”