USPS Financials, revenue and mail volume up

For the USPS’s fiscal 2005 year to date (Oct. 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005), total revenue was USD47.3 billion, which was USD1.1 billion better than planned budget. Total expenses of USD45.5 billion was USD221.4 million under plan. There was also good news on the volume front. Total year-to-date mail volume was up 3.0%. Broken down by class, First-Class volume was up 0.2%, Standard Mail was up 6.1%, Priority Mail was up 4.2%, Express Mail was up 1.6%, Periodicals was up 0.1%, Package Services was up 2.2%, and International was down 0.4%.
P:LibraryPostalUSPS Financials FY2005_May2005.pdf