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Chapter 3
Financial Highlights

Table 3-1 Total Revenue and Volume by Class of Mail
blank Revenue ($ millions) Volume (pieces in millions)
blank 2005 % of Total % Change 2004 % of Total 2005 % of Total % Change 2004 % of Total
First-Class Mail 36,062 51.5 (0.9) 36,377 52.7 98,071 46.3 0.1 97,926 47.5
Priority Mail 4,634 6.6 4.8 4,421 6.4 887 0.4 4.6 849 0.4
Express Mail 872 1.2 2.3 853 1.2 55 0.0 2.5 54 0.0
Periodicals 2,161 3.1 (1.4) 2,192 3.2 9,070 4.3 (0.7) 9,135 4.4
Standard Mail 18,953 27.1 4.6 18,123 26.3 100,942 47.7 5.6 95,564 46.4
Package Services 2,201 3.1 (0.3) 2,207 3.2 1,166 0.6 2.9 1,132 0.6
International 1,765 2.5 4.1 1,696 2.5 852 0.4 0.9 844 0.4
Other* 3,345 4.8 5.9 3,160 4.5 700 0.3 16.2 602 0.3
Total $69,993 100.0% 1.4% $69,029 100.0% 211,743 100.0% 2.7% 206,106 100.0%

*The Revenue "Other" category includes mailgrams, special services, interest, emergency preparedness appropriations, and free matter for the blind. The Volume "Other" category includes internal Postal Service mail volume, mailgrams, and free matter for the blind.

 

Note: Percentages are calculated based on unrounded numbers.



Fig. 3-1 Mail Mix Comparison (pieces in billions)

Figure 3-1 Mail Mix Comparision graph between 2000 and 2005, showing standard mail increasing 12.1% while first-class mail is down 5.3% and other mail is down 11%.

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