Appendix A3 Tables

Table A3-5 Standard Mail¹ by Shape Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2008 and 2009 (Diary Data)							BL_B	_NAME_	_LABEL_	COL1	COL2	BL_B	_NAME_	_LABEL_	COL1	COL2
							Letter Size Envelope	COUNT	Frequency Count	29.4895	28.34573	Letter Size Envelope	COUNT	Frequency Count	4.091524	3.217936
							Larger Envelope	COUNT	Frequency Count	4.374333	2.967526	Larger Envelope	COUNT	Frequency Count	0.606917	0.336887
							Other/Don't Know/No answer	COUNT	Frequency Count	1.425727	1.307192	Other/Don't Know/No answer	COUNT	Frequency Count	0.197813	0.148398
							Catalog (not in envelope)	COUNT	Frequency Count	14.44105	14.87175	Catalog (not in envelope)	COUNT	Frequency Count	2.003625	1.688309
							Detached label card	COUNT	Frequency Count	0.636397	0.651349	Detached label card	COUNT	Frequency Count	0.088297	0.073944
Shape	Percent of Total Standard Mail			Pieces Per Household Per Week			Postcard	COUNT	Frequency Count	2.647967	2.220212	Postcard	COUNT	Frequency Count	0.367392	0.252049
	Percent of Total Standard Mail			Pieces Per Household Per Week			Flyers/Circulars	COUNT	Frequency Count	24.86437	29.46249	Flyers/Circulars	COUNT	Frequency Count	3.449809	3.344716
	1987	2008	2009	1987	2008	2009	Magazines/Newsletters	COUNT	Frequency Count	4.45	4.266493	Magazines/Newsletters	COUNT	Frequency Count	0.617416	0.484352
Letter Size Envelope	17.3	29.5	28.3	1.8	4.1	3.2
Larger Envelope	12.0	4.4	3.0	1.3	0.6	0.3
Total Envelope	29.3	33.9	31.3	3.1	4.7	3.6
Detached Label Card	5.8	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.1	0.1
Postcard	1.8	2.6	2.2	0.2	0.4	0.3
Catalog (not in envelope)	14.2	14.4	14.9	1.5	2.0	1.7
Flyers/Circulars	20.1	24.9	29.5	2.1	3.4	3.3
Magazines/Newsletters	1.7	4.4	4.3	0.2	0.6	0.5
Other/Don't Know/No answer	1.0	1.4	1.3	0.1	0.2	0.1
Total Pieces Received by Households	73.8	82.3	84.1	7.8	11.4	9.5
Base: RPW Total, Regular Rate Bulk: Regular and Enhanced Carrier Route.
Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.
¹Prior to 2007 Standard mail volumes were inflated by about 3 billion pieces due to a double count of Detached Address Labels in the Carrier Cost System (CCS). Also, volumes through 2007 were understated by about 2 to 3 billion pieces in the CCS. These CCS volumes are used as a control for survey results.