News
 How
Low Has Mail Volume Gone?
Mail volume growth has gone south – at least for
now. According to the U.S. Postal Service fiscal
year 2006 report – total mail volume experienced
slow growth. But there’s a bright side to USPS’
ho-hum start.
The report’s timeframe is from Oct. 1, 2005 to Jan.
31, 2006. Some classes of mail such as Priority Mail
and Standard Mail did experience a slight increase
in volume, but others took a dip. According to USPS,
First-Class Mail volume is 562 million pieces less
than the same period last year.
Here’s a quick look at mail volume growth per class:
• First-Class volume decreased 1.6 percent
• Standard Mail was up 1.5 percent
• Priority Mail shot up 7.5 percent
• Express Mail was up 5.5 percent
• Periodicals got zilch, zero volume
• Package Services increased 4.1 percent
• International mail took a 2.1 percent dive
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