Table A8-9
Type of Payments made by Mail
Percent of Bill Payments by Payee Type
Years 2000 - 2007 (Diary Data)
Payee 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Financial                
Credit Card 23% 22% 21% 22% 21% 21% 20% 20%
Bank, S&L, Credit Union 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 8% 7% 7%
Insurance Company 8% 7% 8% 7% 8% 7% 8% 8%
Real Estate/Mortgage 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 4% 4% 4%
Other Financial 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Total Financial 41% 39% 40% 40% 40% 41% 39% 39%
Merchants                
Department Store 4% 3% 4% 3% 3% 4% 3% 3%
Publisher 4% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3%
Mail Order Company 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1%
Other Merchants 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2%
Total Merchants 13% 11% 12% 10% 10% 10% 11% 10%
Services                
Telephone Company 12% 14% 13% 14% 14% 12% 13% 12%
Utility Company 13% 15% 14% 14% 16% 15% 15% 16%
Medical and Other Professional 5% 6% 6% 6% 7% 7% 7% 8%
Cable TV 5% 5% 5% 6% 5% 6% 6% 6%
Other Service 5% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4%
Total Service 40% 43% 42% 44% 45% 44% 45% 45%
                 
Manufacturers 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Government 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 4% 3% 4%
Social 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Other/Don’t Know/Refused 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
                 
Total – All Industries 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%