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operating statistics

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Class of Mail 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
First-Class Mail blank
  Pieces, number 97,926.4 99,058.7 102,378.6 103,655.6 103,525.7
  Weight, pounds 4,389.9 4,236.3 4,283.6 4,362.8 4,392.0
  Revenue $36,376.8 $37,048.3 $36,483.2 $35,876.0 $35,515.9
Priority Mail blank
  Pieces, number 848.6 859.6 998.2 1,117.8 1,222.5
  Weight, pounds 1,623.3 1,622.9 1,875.1 2,149.7 2,352.3
  Revenue $4,421.4 $4,494.3 $4,722.5 $4,916.4 $4,837.1
Express Mail blank
  Pieces, number 54.1 55.8 61.3 69.4 70.9
  Weight, pounds 50.6 53.2 59.1 72.1 80.0
  Revenue $852.8 $888.1 $910.5 $995.7 $996.1
Mailgrams blank
  Pieces, number 1.6 2.8 2.8 3.3 3.7
  Revenue $0.7 $1.2 $1.4 $1.4 $1.5
Periodicals blank
  Pieces, number 9,135.3 9,319.9 9,689.8 10,077.4 10,364.8
  Weight, pounds 4,067.5 3,995.0 4,006.1 4,408.3 4,720.3
  Revenue $2,191.8 $2,234.8 $2,164.9 $2,205.2 $2,170.7
Standard Mail*** blank
  Pieces, number 95,563.5 90,492.2 87,230.6 89,938.4 90,057.1
  Weight, pounds 11,148.3 10,827.6 10,315.5 10,822.2 11,142.6
  Revenue $18,122.5 $17,231.3 $15,818.8 $15,704.9 $15,193.3
Package Services blank
  Pieces, number 1,131.9 1,128.5 1,075.1 1,093.0 1,128.4
  Weight, pounds 3,632.6 3,793.8 3,690.6 3,801.7 3,773.8
  Revenue $2,206.9 $2,215.7 $2,080.1 $1,993.9 $1,912.3
International Economy Mail blank
  Pieces, number 25.9 29.9 38.6 60.4 78.7
  Weight, pounds 60.3 60.5 65.3 80.3 89.4
  Revenue $145.2 $145.9 $150.4 $177.7 $180.3
International Airmail*** blank
  Pieces, number 817.9 775.3 865.2 1,022.1 1,020.7
  Weight, pounds 168.4 152.6 151.8 171.6 169.7
  Revenue*** $1,550.6 $1,441.0 $1,429.4 $1,554.0 $1,477.2
U.S. Postal Service blank
  Pieces, number 529.3 391.6 424.9 380.6 362.9
  Weight, pounds 105.4 80.1 87.5 82.3 95.3
Free Matter for the Blind blank
  Pieces, number 71.1 70.4 56.8 44.6 46.6
  Weight, pounds 34.6 29.8 28.1 24.9 25.1
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Totals***** blank
  Pieces, number 206,105.6 202,184.7 202,821.9 207,462.6 207,882.2
  Weight, pounds 25,280.9 24,851.9 24,562.7 25,975.9 26,840.6
  Revenue $65,868.7 $65,700.7 $63,761.1 $63,425.2 $62,284.3