Operating statistics

Shipping and packages services statistics

(in millions of units indicated, unaudited)

 

 

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Priority Mail Express

Revenue

$ 794

$ 802

$ 800

$ 829

$ 884

Number of pieces

39

40

40

43

47

Weight, pounds

38

41

39

40

45

First-Class packages

Revenue

$ 1,775

$ 1,523

$ 1,284

$ 1,170

$ 1,117

Number of pieces

794

705

638

599

583

Weight, pounds

263

230

209

195

190

Priority Mail

Revenue

$ 7,033

$ 6,662

$ 6,322

$ 6,034

$ 5,990

Number of pieces

926

892

858

837

859

Weight, pounds

2,149

2,093

2,084

1,978

1,954

Parcel Select mail

Revenue

$ 1,981

$ 1,644

$ 1,294

$ 1,125

$ 1,109

Number of pieces

1,360

1,242

1,078

953

909

Weight, pounds

2,074

1,880

1,630

1,298

1,181

Parcel Return Service mail

Revenue

$ 124

$ 115

$ 92

$ 65

$ 49

Number of pieces

51

47

38

28

18

Weight, pounds

153

140

118

72

39

Package services

Revenue

$ 808

$ 846

$ 878

$ 933

$ 1,044

Number of pieces

541

575

606

597

661

Weight, pounds

1,235

1,345

1,382

1,423

1,552

Total shipping and package services

Revenue

$ 12,515

$ 11,592

$ 10,670

$ 10,156

$ 10,193

Number of pieces

3,711

3,501

3,258

3,057

3,077

Weight, pounds

5,912

5,729

5,462

5,006

4,961

Ancillary and special services

Certified Mail

Revenue

$ 717

$ 663

$ 708

$ 791

$ 731

Number of articles

235

227

251

283

267

Return Receipts

Revenue

$ 357

$ 399

$ 478

$ 557

$ 544

Number of articles

158

170

195

223

221

Delivery Confirmation

Revenue

$ 106

$ 244

$ 244

$ 224

$ 166

Number of articles

1,861

1,819

1,482

1,371

1,063

P.O. Box rent revenue

$ 889

$ 836

$ 808

$ 816

$ 817

Money orders

Revenue

$ 155

$ 165

$ 172

$ 182

$ 190

Number of articles

103

109

116

123

135

Insurance

Revenue

$ 108

$ 109

$ 117

$ 128

$ 129

Number of articles

28

30

35

40

44

Shipping and mailing supplies

Revenue

$ 123

$ 118

$ 112

$ 107

$ N/A

Number of articles

63

70

62

62

N/A

Other services revenue

$ 1,292

$ 1,266

$ 791

$ 985

$ 417

Total other services revenue

$ 3,747

$ 3,800

$ 3,430

$ 3,790

$ 2,994

Note: The charts have been reformatted to reflect the new presentation which is more representative of how the Postal Service manages the business. The following summarizes the major reclassification changes:

- The new First-Class Package Services now includes the First-Class Parcels category formerly included in First-Class Mail.

- Parcel Select, Parcel Return, & Standard Parcels now include Standard Mail Parcels category formerly included in Standard Mail.

- The International category now includes all international revenues, pieces, and weight formerly included in First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Package Services, and Other.

*Includes a $59 million decrease and increases of $298 million, $103 million, $655 million to the deferred revenue-prepaid postage liability in 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively. As this is a change in estimate, the decrease or increase in revenue is accounted for in Other Mailing Services revenue.