Maltese postal employment down by 6.09 percent

Between 2002 and 2003, employment in the postal sector has decreased by 6.09 per cent, that is 108, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO).

NSO continued that the national post, registered an increase of 8.21 per cent on ‘registered parcels and other items received’ between 2002 and 2003, from 827,074 and 895,008 respectively. An increase of 2.96 per cent was reported for the item under ‘letters, printed paper, newspapers and postcards received’ from abroad, having 9.0 million items during 2002 to 9.3 million during 2003.

On the other hand, locally posted ‘letters, printed paper, newspapers and postcards received’ decreased from 57.7 million items during 2002, to 52.78 million items during 2003, a decrease of 8.52 per cent. Locally dispatched ‘letters, printed paper, newspapers and postcards’ dropped from 60.92 million items to 46.58 million items, a 23.54 per cent decrease.

Postal and money order transactions, in value terms, have all dropped, from 2002 to 2003. Giros were not cashed during 2003.