Japan Post delivers record no. of parcels in FY '05
Japan Post said Friday the number of parcels delivered by the public enterprise under its “Yu-Pack” service in fiscal 2005 totaled 246.6 million, up 14.9 pct from the previous year, hitting a record high for the second consecutive year. Increases in the number of users from department stores and mail-order houses contributed to the increase, along with the growth in the number of convenience stores that accept Yu-Pack parcels as agents, Japan Post said. Its booklet parcels for magazines and brochures jumped 50.5 pct to 1,828.3 million.
On the other hand, the number of mail items delivered by the company shrunk 0.7 pct to 24,818.6 million, marking the fourth straight decrease. The margin of decline, however, narrowed from some 2 pct in the previous three years, partly thanks to the domestic economic recovery, a company official said.
