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Operating Statistics
(IN MILLIONS OF UNITS INDICATED)
Class of Mail 2002

2001

2000

1999*

1998

FIRST-CLASS MAIL
Pieces, number
102,378.6
103,655.6

103,525.7

101,936.5

100,434.2

Weight, pounds
4,283.6
4,362.8

4,392.0

4,299.9

4,151.3

Revenue
$ 36,483.2
$ 35,876.0

$ 35,515.9

$ 34,933.2

$ 33,861.2

PRIORITY MAIL  
Pieces, number
998.2
1,117.8

1,222.5

1,189.5

1,174.4

Weight, pounds
1.875.1
2,149.7

2,352.3

2,142.6

1,980.0

Revenue
$ 4,722.5
$ 4,916.4

$ 4,837.1

$ 4,533.3

$ 4,187.4

EXPRESS MAIL  
Pieces, number
61.3
69.4

70.9

68.7

66.2

Weight, pounds
59.1
72.1

80.0

78.3

77.7

Revenue
$ 910.5
$ 995.7

$ 996.1

$ 942.0

$  854.5

MAIL GRAMS  
Pieces, number
2.8
3.3

3.7

4.1

4.3

Revenue
$ 1.4
$ 1.4

$ 1.5

$ 1.6

$ 1.7

PERIODICALS  
Pieces, number
9,689.8
10,077.4

10,364.8

10,273.8

10,316.8

Weight, pounds
4,006.1
4,408.3

4,720.3

4,482.6

4,451.1

Revenue
$ 2,164.9
$ 2,205.2

$ 2,170.7

$ 2,115.3

$ 2,072.3

STANDARD MAIL  
Pieces, number
87,230.6
89,938.4

90,057.1

85,661.7

82,508.1

Weight, pounds
10,315.5
10,822.2

11,142.6

10,648.3

10,376.8

Revenue
$ 15,818.8
$ 15,704.9

$ 15,193.3

$ 14,435.8

$ 13,701.7

PACKAGE SERVICES  
Pieces, number
1,075.1
1,093.0

1,128.4

1,043.1

1,023.4

Weight, pounds
3,690.6
3,801.7

3,773.8

3,533.2

3,407.3

Revenue
$ 2,080.1
$ 1,993.9

$ 1,912.3

$ 1,828.5

$ 1,754.3

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY MAIL  
Pieces, number
38.6
60.4

78.7

103.2

95.6

Weight, pounds
65.3
80.3

89.4

96.1

95.6

Revenue
$ 150.4
$ 177.7

$ 180.3

$ 193.9

$ 183.7

INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL  
Pieces, number
865.2
1,022.1

1,020.7

927.5

848.4

Weight, pounds
151.8
171.6

169.7

152.2

149.0

Revenue**
$ 1,429.4
$ 1554.0

$ 1,477.2

$ 1,434.2

$ 1,416.1

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE  
Pieces, number
424.9
380.6

362.9

382.3

380.1

Weight, pounds
87.5
82.3

95.3

102.6

96.2

FREE MAIL FOR THE BLIND AND   HANDICAPPED

 
Pieces, number
56.8
44.6

46.6

53.2

53.2

Weight, pounds
28.1
24.9

25.1

26.6

27.2

TOTALS***  
Pieces, number
202,821.9
207,462.6

207,882.2

201,643.5

196,904.7

Weight, pounds
24,562.7
25,975.9

26,840.6

25,562.2

24,812.3

Revenue
$ 63,761.1
$ 63,425.2

$ 62,284.3

$ 60,417.8

$ 58,032.9


       * Certain reclassifications have been made to previously reported international amounts.
      ** Includes foreign postal transaction revenue.
    *** Agency and franked mail are included in their classes of mail, when using official mail.
        Some totals may not add exactly due to rounding.
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