Table A8-2
Shares of First Class Mail Received by Type
Years 2000 - 2007 (Diary Data)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Correspondence                
Personal  13% 12% 12% 11% 11% 10% 10% 10%
Greeting Cards 7% 7% 7% 6% 7% 6% 7% 6%
Letter from Friend or Relative 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2%
Other Personal 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2%
Business/Government 11% 11% 11% 11% 12% 11% 8% 7%
Social  5% 4% 4% 5% 4% 4% 4% 4%
Total 29% 28% 28% 27% 28% 25% 22% 21%
Transactions                
Bills 22% 23% 24% 24% 25% 24% 24% 23%
Financial Statements 11% 13% 11% 11% 11% 11% 12% 12%
Credit Card Statement/Bill 5% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 8% 8%
Notice or Confirmation of Order 4% 4% 5% 4% 4% 4% 5% 6%
Payment/Check/Credit 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2%
Other 4% 3% 3% 3% 2% 4% 5% 6%
Total 49% 52% 52% 52% 52% 54% 55% 58%
                 
Advertising (Ads Only) 14% 18% 18% 16% 15% 18% 17% 15%
                 
CD/DVD/Video Games N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1%
                 
DK/RF 9% 2% 3% 4% 4% 4% 5% 4%
                 
Total First-Class Received 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Other Transactions include Rebates, Request for Donation, Confirmation of Donation, Social Bills, Direct Deposit Receipts,
    Sweepstakes, Educational Acceptances, Insurance Related, Replacement Credit Cards and Tax Related 
CD/DVD/Video Games not collected as a separate category prior to 2007.