Revenue, pieces and weight statistics

(in millions of units indicated, unaudited)

 

 

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

First-Class Mail

Revenue

$ 28,152

$ 28,856

$ 30,030

$ 32,111

$ 33,848

Number of pieces

65,834

68,674

72,522

77,592

82,727

Weight, pounds

3,197

3,295

3,459

3,451

3,437

Standard Mail

Revenue

$ 16,915

$ 16,428

$ 17,175

$ 16,728

$ 16,707

Number of pieces

80,890

79,496

83,957

81,841

81,763

Weight, pounds

8,308

8,300

8,770

9,043

8,970

Shipping and packages 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

International mail

Revenue

$ 3,015

$ 2,816

$ 2,585

$ 2,388

$ 2,310

Number of pieces

902

926

987

594

759

Weight, pounds

455

463

445

243

241

Periodicals

Revenue

$ 1,658

$ 1,731

$ 1,821

$ 1,879

$ 2,038

Number of pieces

6,359

6,741

7,077

7,269

7,901

Weight, pounds

2,422

2,535

2,725

2,778

3,018

U.S. Postal Service

Number of pieces

633

440

434

438

455

Weight, pounds

151

145

150

134

128

Free matter for the blind

Number of pieces

55

57

62

68

62

Weight, pounds

23

26

30

32

30

Other services

Revenue*

$ 3,747

$ 3,800

$ 3,430

$ 3,790

$ 2,994

PIHOP change in estimate

$ 1,316

 

 

 

 

Postal Service totals

Revenue

$ 67,318

$ 65,223

$ 65,711

$ 67,052

$ 68,090

Number of pieces

158,384

159,835

168,297

170,859

176,744

Weight, pounds

20,468

20,493

21,041

20,687

20,785

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.