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table 3-3 workers' compensation expense and cash payments

  Estimated Annual
Increase/Decrease
In Liability for Active
Claims ($ millions)
Administrative
Charge (DOL)
($ million)
Total Annual
Expense
($ million)
Payments to DOL
for Postal Service
Active Claims and
Admin. Charges*
($ million)

1993 928 17 945 487            
1994 311 16 327 501            
1995 860 17 877 520            
1996 718 19 737 531            
1997 187 19 206 538            
1998 739 21 760 567**        
1999 593 20 603 585            
2000 891 20 911 671            
2001 937 33 970 694***      
2002 1,474 37 1,511 818****    
2003 1,412 45 1,457 892*****  
Chapter 1 Compliance with Statutory Policies Introduction

Chapter 2 Postal Operations

Chapter 3 Financial Highlights
  1. Financial Summary
  2. Total Factor Productivity
  3. Civil Service Retirement System Legislation
  4. Federal Government Appropriations
  5. Emergency Preparedness Funding
  6. Breast Cancer Research
Chapter 4 2003 Performance Report and Preliminary 2005 Annual Performance Plan
table 3-4 income and expense statement

  2003
($ million)
2002
($ million)
Difference
($ million)
% Change
Income
Mail Revenue $65,701   $63,761 $1,940 3.0     
Special Services 2,797   2,654 143 5.4     
Revenue Forgone Appropriation       31         48   (17) (3.5)     
Depreciation 68,529   66,463 2,066 3.1     
Expense
Compensation and Benefits 50,428   51,577 (1,129) 2.2     
Other Costs 13,474   13,677   (203) (1.5)     
Operating Expenses 63,902   66,234 (1,332) (2.0)     
Income From Operations
Interest Income 58   46 12 26.1     
Interest Expense on Deferred Retirement Costs (116)   (1,601) (1,485) (92.8)     
Interest Expense on borrowing (694)* (340) 354 104.1     

Emergency Preparedness 177   179 (2) (1.1)     
Emergency Expenses   (184)      (189)      (5) (2.7)     
Net Income/(Loss) $3,868   ($676) $4,544 NM