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operating statistics
(in millions of units indicated)
Class of Mail 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999*  

First-Class Mail
   Pieces, number 99,058.7 102,378.6 103,655.6 103,525.7 101,936.5   
   Weight, pounds 4,236.3 4,283.6 4,362.8 4,392.0 4,299.9   
   Revenue $37,048.3 $36,483.2 $35,876.0 $35,515.9 $34.933.2   
Priority Mail
   Pieces, number 859.6 998.2 1,117.8 1,222.5 1,189.5   
   Weight, pounds 1,622.9 1,875.1 2,149.7 2,352.3 2,142.6   
   Revenue $  4,494.3 $  4,722.5 $  4,916.4 $  4,837.1 $  4,533.3   
Express Mail
   Pieces, number 55.8 61.3 69.4 70.9 68.7   
   Weight, pounds 53.2 59.1 72.1 80.0 78.3   
   Revenue $     888.1 $     910.5 $     995.7 $     996.1 $     942.0   
Mail grams
   Pieces, number 2.8 2.8 3.3 3.7 4.1   
   Revenue $1.2 $1.4 $1.4 $1.5 $1.6   
Periodicals
   Pieces, number 9,319.9 9,689.8 10,077.4 10,364.8 10,273.8   
   Weight, pounds 3,995.0 4,006.1 4,408.3 4,720.3 4,482.6   
   Revenue $  2,234.8 $  2,164.9 $  2,205.2 $  2,170.7 $  2,115.3   
Standard Mail
   Pieces, number 90,358.5 87,230.6 89,938.4 90,057.1 85,661.7   
   Weight, pounds 10,797.3 10,315.5 10,822.2 11,142.6 10,648.3   
   Revenue $17,203.1 $15,818.8 $15,704.9 $15,193.3 $14,435.8   
Package Services
   Pieces, number 1,128.5 1,075.1 1,093.0 1,128.4 1,043.1   
   Weight, pounds 3,793.8 3,690.6 3,801.7 3,773.8 3,533.2   
   Revenue $  2,215.7 $  2,080.1 $  1,993.9 $  1,912.3 $  1,828.5   
International Economy Mail
   Pieces, number 29.9 38.6 60.4 78.7 103.2   
   Weight, pounds 60.5 65.3 80.3 89.4 96.1   
   Revenue $145.9 $150.4 $177.7 $180.3 $193.9   
International Airmail
   Pieces, number 909.2 865.2 1,022.1 1,020.7 927.5   
   Weight, pounds 183.0 151.8 171.6 169.7 152.2   
   Revenue** $  1,469.4 $  1,429.4 $  1,554.0 $  1,477.2 $  1,434.2   
U.S. Postal Service
   Pieces, number 391.4 424.9 380.6 362.9 382.3   
   Weight, pounds 80.1 87.5 82.3 95.3 102.6   
Free Mail for the
Blind and Handicapped
   Pieces, number 70.4 56.8 44.6 46.6 53.2   
   Weight, pounds 29.8 28.1 24.9 25.1 26.6   
Totals***
   Pieces, number 202,184.7 202,821.9 207,462.6 207,882.2 201,643.5   
   Weight, pounds 24,851.9 24,562.7 25,975.9 26,840.6 25,562.2   
   Revenue $65,700.7 $63,761.1 $63,425.2 $62.284.3 $60,417.8   
 
         * 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.