Operating Statistics

Category of Service 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
(In millions of units indicated, unaudited)
Registered Mail * * * *
Revenue $ 72.8 $ 77.2 $ 75.0 $ 82.1 $ 86.6
Number of articles 7.1 7.7 7.4 8.2 9.1
Certified Mail * * * *
Revenue $ 631.6 $ 600.6 $ 629.5 $ 624.2 $ 605.9
Number of articles 265.7 261.1 273.7 271.4 283.5
Insurance * * * *
Revenue $ 136.7 $ 132.2 $ 127.8 $ 138.3 $ 135.2
Number of articles 52.8 53.6 53.2 59.1 59.8
Delivery Receipt Services * * * * *
Revenue $ 610.1 $ 569.2 $ 538.0 $ 503.1 $ 460.4
Number of articles 1,018.8 953.8 840.6 748.8 535.5
Collect on Delivery
Revenue $ 9.8 $ 9.3 $ 11.4 $ 11.1 $ 13.8
Number of articles 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.9 2.3
Money Orders
Revenue $ 193.3 $ 208.2 $ 230.7 $ 230.7 $ 239.4
Face value of issues (non-add) $ 28,277.4 $ 28,723.0 $ 28,782.2 $ 29,151.7 $ 29,721.2
Number of articles 176.2 181.0 188.0 202.5 218.0
Other
Box rent revenue $ 813.7 $ 791.5 $ 779.9 $ 788.1 $ 750.6
Stamped envelope and card revenue $ 25.2 $ 21.0 $ 21.9 $ 24.4 $ 29.3
Other revenue, net $ 914.2 $ 740.3 $ 676.8 $ 395.8 $ 333.3
Totals
Special Services revenue $ 3,407.4 $ 3,149.5 $ 3,091.0 $ 2,797.8 $ 2,654.5
Mail revenue $ 69,144.0 $ 66,648.7 $ 65,868.7 $ 65,700.7 $ 63,761.1
Revenue Forgone $ 99.0 $ 109.2 $ 36.3 $ 30.7 $ 47.6
Total Operating Revenue $ 72,650.4 $ 69,907.4 $ 68,996.0 $ 68,529.2 $ 66,463.2

* Reclassification between Standard Mail and International Airmail in 2003.
* * Mailgram service has been discontinued.
* * * Government agency and franked mail are included in their classes of mail, when using official mail.
* * * * Return receipts have been broken out from Registered Mail, Certified Mail and Insurance special service categories and reported in Delivery Receipt Services.
* * * * * Delivery Receipt Services contains Return Receipts for special services, Merchandise Return and Delivery Confirmation.