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Operating Statistics
Mailing and Shipping Statistics (in millions of units indicated, unaudited)Mailing and Shipping Statistics (in millions of units indicated, unaudited)
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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First-Class Mail
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Revenue
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$ 34,026
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$ 35,883
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$ 38,179
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$ 38,404
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$ 37,605
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Pieces, number
|
78,203
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83,766
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91,697
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96,297
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98,016
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Weight, pounds
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3,693
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3,683
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4,165
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4,401
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4,418
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Standard Maill
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Revenue
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$ 17,331
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$ 17,345
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$ 20,586
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$ 20,779
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$ 19,877
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Pieces, number
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82,525
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82,448
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99,084
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103,516
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102,460
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Weight, pounds
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9,346
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9,279
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11,017
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11,820
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11,771
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Periodicalsl
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Revenue
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$ 1,879
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$ 2,038
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$ 2,295
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$ 2,188
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$ 2,215
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Pieces, number
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7,269
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7,901
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8,605
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8,796
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9,022
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Weight, pounds
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2,778
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3,018
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3,667
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3,896
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4,041
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Package Servicesl
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Revenue
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$ 1,516
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$ 1,684
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$ 1,845
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$ 1,812
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$ 1,751
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Pieces, number
|
658
|
731
|
846
|
915
|
919
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Weight, pounds
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1,691
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1,873
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2,155
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2,297
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2,323
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U.S. Postal Servicel
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Pieces, number
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431
|
455
|
824
|
1,008
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1,010
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Weight, pounds
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131
|
126
|
149
|
141
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128
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Free Matter for the Blindl
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Pieces, number
|
68
|
62
|
72
|
72
|
74
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Weight, pounds
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31
|
30
|
34
|
34
|
36
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Total Mailing Services Maill
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Revenue
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$ 54,752
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$ 56,950
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$ 62,905
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$ 63,183
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$ 61,448
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Pieces, number
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169,154
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175,363
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201,128
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210,604
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211,501
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Weight, pounds
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17,670
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18,009
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21,197
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22,589
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22,717
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Ancillary and Special Servicesl
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Registered Mail
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Revenue
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$ 48
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$ 50
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$ 57
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$ 53
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$ 73
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Number of articles
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3
|
3
|
4
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4
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7
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Certified Mail
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Revenue
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$ 752
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$ 731
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$ 718
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$ 698
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$ 631
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Number of articles
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269
|
267
|
269
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280
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266
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Insurance
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Revenue
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$ 126
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$ 129
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$ 145
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$ 157
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$ 137
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Number of articles
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39
|
44
|
52
|
57
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53
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Delivery Receipt Services
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Revenue
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$ 769
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$ 717
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$ 704
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$ 640
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$ 620
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Number of articles
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1,587
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1,284
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1,192
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1,098
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1,020
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Money Orders
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Revenue
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$ 182
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$ 190
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$ 205
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$ 211
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$ 191
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Face value of issues (non-add)
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$ 22,792
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$ 23,839
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$ 25,709
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$ 27,194
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$ 28,277
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Number of articles
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123
|
135
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149
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163
|
176
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Box Rent Revenue & Caller Services
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$ 926
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$ 929
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$ 897
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$ 837
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$ 814
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Stamped Envelope and Card Revenue
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$ 15
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$ 17
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$ 24
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$ 17
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$ 25
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Other Mailing Services Revenue*
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$ 801
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$ 123
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$ 895
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$ 1,108
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$ 1,224
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Total Ancillary & Special Services Revenue
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$ 3,619
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$ 2,886
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$ 3,645
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$ 3,721
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$ 3,715
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Total Mailing Services Revenue
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$ 58,371
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$ 59,836
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$ 66,550
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$ 66,904
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$ 65,163
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Mailing and Shipping Statistics (in millions of units indicated, unaudited)
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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Shipping Services
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Revenue
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$ 8, 533
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$ 8, 112
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$ 8, 355
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$ 7, 852
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$ 7, 461
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Pieces, number
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1,420
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1,381
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1,575
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1,630
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1,637
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Weight, pounds
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2,989
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2,775
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3,040
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3,054
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3,215
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Shipping Services
Ancillary & Special Services Revenue
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$ 148
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$ 142
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$ 27
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$ 23
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$ 26
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Total Shipping Services Revenue
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$ 8,681
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$ 8,254
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$ 8,382
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$ 7,875
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$ 7,487
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Postal Service Totals
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Revenue
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$ 63, 285
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$ 65, 062
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$ 71, 261
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$ 71, 035
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$ 68, 909
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Pieces, number
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170,574
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176,744
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202,703
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212,234
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213,138
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Weight, pounds
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20,659
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20,784
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24,237
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25,643
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25,932
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Total Ancillary & Special Services Revenue
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$ 3,767
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$ 3,028
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$ 3,671
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$ 3,744
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$ 3,741
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Total Operating Revenue
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$ 67,052
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$ 68,090
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$ 74,932
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$ 74,779
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$ 72,650
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* Includes a $103 million, a $655 million, and a $230 million increase to the deferred revenue-prepaid postage liability in 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively. As this is a change in estimate, the decrease in revenue is accounted for in Other Mailing Services revenue.
Note: The totals for certain mail categories have been reclassified for 2009 to better reflect classifications used in the current year.These reclassifications did not impact total mail revenue for 2009, and it also did not change previously reported data for 2008, 2007, or 2006.
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Employees (actual numbers, unaudited)
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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Career Employees
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Headquarters and HQ Related Employees
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Headquarters
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2,937
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2,811
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2,892
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2,856
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2,761
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Headquarters – Field Support Units
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4,876
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4,455
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4,429
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4,527
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4,402
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Inspection Service – Field
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2,435
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2,617
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2,890
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2,991
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3,130
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Inspection General
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1,108
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1,155
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1,159
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1,147
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1,071
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Total HQ and HQ Related Employees
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11,356
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11,038
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11,370
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11,521
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11,364
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Field Employees
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Area Offices
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1,079
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1,047
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1,316
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1,281
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1,395
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Postmasters/Installation Heads
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23,111
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23,672
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25,250
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25,285
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25,429
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Supervisors/Managers
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27,792
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28,812
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31,787
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32,635
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33,201
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Professional Administration and Technical Personnel
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5,926
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6,460
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8,010
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8,058
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8,539
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Clerks
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157,168
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177,842
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194,773
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204,145
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213,920
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Nurses
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—
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—
|
134
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160
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166
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Mail Handlers
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48,650
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52,954
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55,812
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57,882
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57,158
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City Delivery Carriers
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192,180
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200,658
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211,661
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222,132
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224,400
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Motor Vehicle Operators
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7,413
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8,113
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8,558
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8,726
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8,715
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Rural Delivery Carriers – Full-time
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66,845
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67,749
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68,900
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67,584
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66,344
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Building and Equipment Maintenance Personnel
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37,403
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39,531
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40,248
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39,948
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39,986
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Vehicle Maintenance Employees
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4,985
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5,252
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5,419
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5,405
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5,521
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Total Field Employees
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572,552
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612,090
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651,868
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673,241
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684,774
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Total Career Employees
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583,908
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623,128
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663,238
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684,762
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696,138
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Noncareer Employees
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Casuals
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6,503
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4,271
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12,000
|
22,078
|
22,518
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Nonbargaining Temporary
|
1,910
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1,659
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1,119
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1,244
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1,135
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Rural Part-time: Subs/RCA/RCR/AUX
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51,801
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54,529
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58,072
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60,444
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59,087
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Postmaster Relief and Leave Replacements
|
11,350
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11,477
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12,327
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12,169
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12,188
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Transitional Employees
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16,215
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17,018
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18,332
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5,232
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5,133
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Total Noncareer Employees
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87,779
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88,954
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101,850
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101,167
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100,061
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Total Employees
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671,687
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712,082
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765,088
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785,929
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796,199
|
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2010
|
2009
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2008
|
2007
|
2006
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Post Offices, Stations, and Branches
|
Postal-Managed
|
|
|
|
|
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Post Offices
|
27,077
|
27,161
|
27,232
|
27,276
|
27,318
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Classified stations, branches and carrier annexes
|
5,451
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5,501
|
5,509
|
5,419
|
5,557
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Total Postal-Managed
|
32,528
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32,662
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32,741
|
32,695
|
32,875
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Contract Postal units
|
2,931
|
3,037
|
3,148
|
3,131
|
3,014
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Community Post Offices
|
763
|
797
|
834
|
895
|
937
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Total Offices, Stations, and Branches
|
36,222
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36,496
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36,723
|
36,721
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36,826
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Residential Delivery Points
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City delivery
|
80,531,231
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80,187,505
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79,848,415
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79,470,894
|
78,949,153
|
Rural
|
38,638,280
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38,264,946
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37,684,158
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37,022,488
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36,068,838
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PO Box
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15,739,698
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15,601,883
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15,639,031
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15,635,480
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15,615,744
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Highway contract
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2,607,138
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2,576,166
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2,516,783
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2,473,323
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2,345,255
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Total Residential Delivery
|
137,516,347
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136,630,500
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135,688,387
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134,602,185
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132,978,990
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Business Delivery Points
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City delivery
|
7,457,500
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7,483,461
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7,436,965
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7,411,582
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7,343,020
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Rural
|
1,453,292
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1,439,266
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1,407,942
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1,360,478
|
1,297,022
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PO Box
|
4,355,674
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4,489,688
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4,587,454
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4,548,973
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4,490,102
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Highway contract
|
72,648
|
72,966
|
71,538
|
69,304
|
65,062
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Total Business Delivery
|
13,339,114
|
13,485,381
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13,503,899
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13,390,337
|
13,195,206
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Total Delivery Points
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150,855,461
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150,115,881
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149,192,286
|
147,992,522
|
146,174,196
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Change in delivery points
|
739,580
|
923,595
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1,199,764
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1,818,326
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1,847,831
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