Operating Statistics

Category of Service 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
(In millions of units indicated, unaudited)
First Class Mail
Revenue $ 37,038.8 $ 36,061.8 $ 36,376.8 $ 37,048.3 $ 36,483.2
Pieces, Number 97,617.5 98,071.0 97,926.4 99,058.7 102,378.6
Weight, Pounds 4,376.0 4,369.9 4,389.9 4,236.3 4,283.6
Standard Mail
Revenue * $ 19,876.8 $ 18,953.5 $ 18,122.5 $ 17,231.3 $ 15,818.8
Pieces, Number * 102,459.6 100,942.1 95,563.5 90,492.2 87,230.6
Weight, Pounds * 11,771.2 11,656.5 11,148.3 10,827.6 10,315.5
Priority Mail
Revenue $ 5,042.5 $ 4,633.6 $ 4,421.4 $ 4,494.3 $ 4,722.5
Pieces, Number 924.2 887.5 848.6 859.6 998.2
Weight, Pounds 1,809.5 1,690.7 1,623.3 1,622.9 1,875.1
Package Services
Revenue $ 2,259.0 $ 2,201.1 $ 2,206.9 $ 2,215.7 $ 2,080.1
Pieces, Number 1,174.6 1,165.5 1,131.9 1,128.5 1,075.1
Weight, Pounds 3,459.9 3,660.2 3,632.6 3,793.8 3,690.6
Periodicals
Revenue $ 2,215.1 $ 2,160.8 $ 2,191.8 $ 2,234.8 $ 2,164.9
Pieces, Number 9,022.6 9,070.0 9,135.3 9,319.9 9,689.8
Weight, Pounds 4,040.7 4,025.6 4,067.5 3,995.0 4,006.1
Express Mail
Revenue $ 918.1 $ 872.3 $ 852.8 $ 888.1 $ 910.5
Pieces, Number 55.9 55.5 54.1 55.8 61.3
Weight, Pounds 53.8 51.7 50.6 53.2 59.1
International Airmail
Revenue * $ 1,665.9 $ 1,630.5 $ 1,550.6 $ 1,441.0 $ 1,429.4
Pieces, Number * 774.3 829.0 817.9 775.3 865.2
Weight, Pounds * 203.0 185.2 168.4 152.6 151.8
International Economy Mail
Revenue $ 127.8 $ 134.3 $ 145.2 $ 145.9 $ 150.4
Pieces, Number 18.6 22.5 25.9 29.9 38.6
Weight, Pounds 54.2 56.6 60.3 60.5 65.3
Mailgrams * *
Revenue $ — $ 0.8 $ 0.7 $ 1.2 $ 1.4
Pieces, Number 1.9 1.6 2.8 2.8
U.S. Postal Service
Pieces, Number 1,015.9 621.3 529.3 391.6 424.9
Weight, Pounds 128.1 110.7 105.4 80.1 87.5
Free Matter for the Blind
Pieces, Number 74.5 76.4 71.1 70.4 56.8
Weight, Pounds 35.4 34.4 34.6 29.8 28.1
Totals * * *
Revenue $ 69,144.0 $ 66,648.7 $ 65,868.7 $ 65,700.7 $ 63,761.1
Pieces, Number 213,137.7 211,742.7 206,105.6 202,184.7 202,821.9
Weight, Pounds 25,931.8 25,841.5 25,280.9 24,851.9 24,562.7