U.S. Postal Service Reports Fiscal Year 2016 Third Quarter Results
08/09/2016
- Net loss for quarter of $1.6 billion
- Continued double-digit growth in revenue and volume in the Shipping and Packages business
- Enactment of postal reform legislation remains urgently needed
Third Quarter 2016 Volume by Service Category Compared to Same Period Last Year
The following presents volume by service category for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:
| (in millions of pieces) |
2016 |
2015 |
% |
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| Volume | ||||||||||
| Standard Mail |
19,115 |
18,790 |
1.7 |
% |
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| First-Class Mail |
14,624 |
15,133 |
(3.4 |
)% |
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| Periodicals |
1,428 |
1,485 |
(3.8 |
)% |
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| Shipping and Packages |
1,220 |
1,074 |
13.6 |
% |
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| International |
229 |
218 |
5.0 |
% |
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| Other |
117 |
95 |
23.2 |
% |
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| Total volume |
36,733 |
36,795 |
(0.2 |
)% |
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