Table A8-14
Advertising Mail By Sender Type
Percent of Pieces
Years 2000 - 2007 (Diary Data)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
First-Class Ads                
Financial 40% 41% 44% 42% 43% 47% 44% 40%
Merchants 28% 26% 23% 23% 23% 22% 22% 23%
Services 23% 24% 25% 26% 26% 24% 25% 27%
Manufacturers 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3%
Government 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2%
Social 5% 5% 4% 4% 3% 3% 4% 4%
Other 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Standard Ads                
Financial 13% 18% 19% 19% 21% 23% 23% 21%
Merchants 39% 41% 40% 37% 36% 35% 35% 36%
Services 10% 13% 12% 12% 12% 12% 11% 13%
Manufacturers 1% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2%
Government 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2% 2%
Social 20% 15% 15% 17% 17% 16% 16% 16%
From Multiple Organizations 13% 10% 10% 11% 11% 10% 11% 9%
Other 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Total Ads                
Financial 19% 22% 24% 23% 25% 27% 27% 25%
Merchants 37% 38% 37% 35% 34% 32% 33% 34%
Services 13% 15% 14% 15% 14% 14% 14% 15%
Manufacturers 1% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2%
Government 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2%
Social 17% 13% 13% 15% 15% 14% 14% 14%
From Multiple Organizations 10% 8% 8% 9% 9% 8% 9% 8%
Other 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Includes Secondary Advertising
Prior to 2007, Detached Address Labels (approx. 3 billion in 2006) were counted as separate pieces, resulting in double counting errors.