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operating statistics

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Class of Mail 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Registered Mail* blank
  Number of Mail articles 7.4 8.2 9.1 11.4 13.3
  Revenue $75.0 $82.1 $86.6 $98.4 $98.4
Certified Mail* blank
  Number of Mail articles 273.7 271.4 283.5 269.0 270.5
  Revenue $629.5 $624.2 $605.9 $494.8 $385.4
Insurance* blank
  Number of articles 53.2 59.1 59.8 60.0 58.0
  Revenue $127.8 $138.3 $135.2 $123.1 $108.9
Delivery Receipt Services** blank
  Number of articles 840.6 748.8 535.5 421.1 356.9
  Revenue $538.0 $503.1 $460.4 $370.8 $316.8
Collect on Delivery blank
  Number of articles 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.7 4.1
  Revenue $11.4 $11.1 $13.8 $15.3 $21.5
Money Orders blank
  Number issued 188.0 202.5 218.0 227.2 232.8
  Revenue $230.7 $230.7 $239.4 $225.4 $234.7
  Face value of issues (non-add)*** $28,782.2 $29,151.7 $29,721.2 $30,770.3 $29,945.2
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  Box rent revenue $779.9 $788.1 $750.6 $699.0 $684.2
  Stamped envelope and card revenue $21.9 $24.4 $29.3 $27.1 $15.4
  Other revenue, net $676.8 $395.8 $333.3 $287.5 $326.0
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Totals blank
  Special Services revenue $3,091.0 $2,797.8 $2,654.5 $2,.341.4 $2,191.2
  Mail revenue $65,868.7 $65,700.7 $63,761.1 $63,425.2 $62,284.3
  Revenue forgone $36.3 $30.7 $47.6 $67.1 $64.4
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Operating revenue $68,996.0
 
$68,529.2
 
$66,463.2
 
$65,833.7
 
$64,539.9
 


  *Return receipts have been broken out from registered, certified and insurance special service categories.

  **Delivery Receipt Services contains Return Receipts, Return Receipts for Merchandise and Delivery Confirmation.

  ***Certain reclassifications have been made to previously reported amounts.

  ****Includes foreign postal transaction revenue.

  *****Agency and franked mailed are included in their classes of mail, when using official mail.

  Some totals may not add exactly due to rounding.