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2011 Report on Form 10-K United States Postal Service - 20 -
REVENUE AND VOLUME - 2010 COMPARED TO
2009
In 2010, total volume was 171 billion pieces versus 177
billion pieces in 2009. Operating revenues of $67,052
million, a $1,038 million, or 1.5%, decline from 2009
reflects the 6 billion piece, or 3.5%, volume decline for
that same period.
(pieces in millions) 2010 2009
First-Class Mail 78,203 83,766
Standard Mail 82,525 82,448
Periodicals 7,269 7,901
Package Services 658 731
Other Mailing Services^ 499 517
Total Mailing Services 169,154 175,363
Total Shipping Services 1,420 1,381
Total Mail Volume by Service Line 170,574 176,744
*Note: Denotes 2010 volume data under the old methodology of allocating across service lines and provides
a comparison to 2009 data, which did not change.
Mail Volume by Service Line *
^Includes Certified Mail, Return Receipts, PO Boxes, Insurance, and Other Ancillary Fees
(dollars in millions) 2010 2009
First-Class Mail $ 34,026
$
35,883
Standard Mail 17,331 17,345
Periodicals 1,879 2,038
Package Services 1,516 1,684
Other Mailing Services^ 3,619 2,886
Total Mailing Services 58,371 59,836
Total Shipping Services 8,681 8,254
Total Operating Revenue $ 67,052 $ 68,090
Operating Revenue *
*Note: Denotes 2010 revenue data under the old methodology of allocating revenue across service
lines and provides a comparison to 2009 data, which did not change.
^Includes Certified Mail, Return Receipts, PO Boxes, Insurance, and Other Ancillary Fees
MAILING SERVICES
In 2010, First-Class Mail and Standard Mail made up
approximately 94% of volume and 77% of revenue. Total
Mailing Services revenue decreased by $1,465 million, or
2.4%, with a corresponding volume decrease of 6 billion
pieces, or 3.5% compared to 2009.
First-Class Mail revenue decreased $1,857 million, or
5.2%, from 2009 revenue of $35,883 million. Volume
decreased by 6 billion pieces, or 6.6%, in 2010. Single-
piece First-Class letters and cards decreased by 3,098
million pieces, or 9.8%, and presorted First-Class Mail
decreased by 1,662 million pieces, or 3.5%. The 2010
decrease in First-Class Mail revenue was somewhat
mitigated by $210 million earned in 2010 for Census
mailings, an event that occurs once a decade.
In 2010, Standard Mail revenue decreased $14 million, or
0.1%, compared with 2009, on a volume increase of 77
million pieces, or 0.1%. Standard Mail volume was
significantly impacted by the decline in advertising
spending as a result of the recent recession. Standard