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  1. <text id=93AC0349>
  2. <title>
  3. U.S. Postal Service--Volume by Class: 1970-91
  4. </title>
  5. <history>
  6. Compact ALMANAC--United States Statistics         
  7.  Products & Services                                 
  8. </history>
  9. <article>
  10. <source>Time Almanac</source>
  11. <hdr>
  12. U.S. Postal Service--Volume of Mail, by Class: 1970 - 1991
  13. [In millions, except percent.]
  14. </hdr>
  15. <body>
  16. <table>
  17. <tblhdr><cell>Class of Mail<cell type=i>1970<cell type=i>1975<cell type=i>1980<cell type=i>1985<cell type=i>1990<cell type=i>1991
  18. <row><cell type=a>PIECES OF MAIL<cell type=i><cell type=i><cell type=i><cell type=i><cell type=i><cell type=i>
  19. <row><cell>Total<cell>84,882<cell>89,266<cell>106,311<cell>140,098<cell>166,301<cell>165,851
  20. <row><cell>Domestic<cell>83,986<cell>88,334<cell>105,348<cell>139,269<cell>165,503<cell>165,056
  21. <row><cell>1st class & airmail(1)<cell>50,174<cell>52,482<cell>60,332<cell>72,517<cell>89,343<cell>90,356
  22. <row><cell>Priority mail<cell>185<cell>207<cell>248<cell>308<cell>518<cell>530
  23. <row><cell>2d class(2)<cell>9,914<cell>9,713<cell>10,221<cell>10,380<cell>10,680<cell>10,399
  24. <row><cell>3d class(3)<cell>19,974<cell>21,867<cell>30,381<cell>52,170<cell>63,725<cell>62,430
  25. <row><cell>4th class(4)<cell>977<cell>801<cell>633<cell>576<cell>663<cell>695
  26. <row><cell>Penalty<cell>2,544<cell>2,928<cell>2,992<cell>2,608<cell>3,092<cell>3,143
  27. <row><cell>Franked & free for blind<cell>218<cell>336<cell>540<cell>710<cell>574<cell>648
  28. <row><cell>International<cell>896<cell>932<cell>963<cell>829<cell>798<cell>793
  29. <row><cell>PER CAPITA:(5)<cell><cell><cell><cell><cell><cell>
  30. <row><cell>All domestic mail(6)<cell>411<cell>411<cell>464<cell>585<cell>662<cell>653
  31. <row><cell>1st class & airmail(1)<cell>245<cell>244<cell>266<cell>304<cell>354<cell>358
  32. <row><cell>2d class(2)<cell>49<cell>45<cell>45<cell>44<cell>43<cell>41
  33. <row><cell>3d class(3)<cell>98<cell>102<cell>134<cell>219<cell>256<cell>247
  34. <row><cell>4th class(4)<cell>5<cell>4<cell>3<cell>2<cell>3<cell>3
  35. <row><cell>WEIGHT OF MAIL<cell><cell><cell><cell><cell><cell>
  36. <row><cell>Total<cell>13,281<cell>12,025<cell>12,958<cell>16,783<cell>18,826<cell>18,340
  37. <row><cell>Domestic<cell>13,055<cell>11,824<cell>12,742<cell>16,564<cell>18,577<cell>18,104
  38. <row><cell>1st class & airmail(1)<cell>1,636<cell>1,746<cell>2,213<cell>2,807<cell>3,452<cell>3,505
  39. <row><cell>Priority mail<cell>371<cell>440<cell>591<cell>672<cell>1,007<cell>1,017
  40. <row><cell>2d class(2)<cell>3,641<cell>3,024<cell>3,478<cell>3,966<cell>4,233<cell>4,015
  41. <row><cell>3d class(3)<cell>2,032<cell>2,283<cell>3,240<cell>6,453<cell>7,648<cell>7,386
  42. <row><cell>4th class(4)<cell>4,786<cell>3,754<cell>2,661<cell>2,156<cell>2,109<cell>2,074
  43. <row><cell>Penalty<cell>540<cell>527<cell>503<cell>470<cell>463<cell>478
  44. <row><cell>Franked & free for blind<cell>49<cell>50<cell>56<cell>40<cell>127<cell>106
  45. <row><cell>International<cell>226<cell>201<cell>216<cell>219<cell>249<cell>236
  46. <row><cell>PER CAPITA:(5)<cell><cell><cell><cell><cell><cell>
  47. <row><cell>All domestic mail(6)<cell>64<cell>55<cell>56<cell>70<cell>74<cell>72
  48. <row><cell>1st class & airmail(1)<cell>8<cell>8<cell>10<cell>12<cell>14<cell>14
  49. <row><cell>2d class(2)<cell>18<cell>14<cell>15<cell>17<cell>17<cell>16
  50. <row><cell>3d class(3)<cell>10<cell>11<cell>14<cell>27<cell>31<cell>29
  51. <row><cell>4th class(4)<cell>23<cell>17<cell>12<cell>9<cell>8<cell>8
  52. </table>
  53. <list style=hang>
  54. <item>1. Beginning 1980, includes express mail (established as a class of mail October 9, 1977) and mailgrams.
  55. <item>2. Includes mail paid at other than bulk rates. Publishers' mail includes printed publications periodically issued and mailed at a known post office to paid subscribers, such as regular rate newspapers and magazines, and classroom and nonprofit rate publications.
  56. <item>3. Items less than 16 ounces in weight not mailed at either 1st or 2nd class rates.
  57. <item>4. May include parcel post, catalogs weighing 16 ounces or more, books, films, and records.
  58. <item>5. 1970 and 1980, based on April 1 population, including Armed Forces abroad; otherwise, based on estimated total population as of Jan. 1, including Armed Forces abroad.
  59. <item>6. Includes types of mail not shown separately.
  60. </list>
  61. <p>Source:U.S. Postal Service.
  62. </p>
  63. </body>
  64. </article>
  65. </text>
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