USPS: Average time to deliver across postal network steady at 2.4 days

USPS: Average time to deliver across postal network steady at 2.4 days

The United States Postal Service has reported that its latest metrics show an improved delivery performance across all mail categories.

According to a statement issued today (2 June), the metrics (which relate to the eighth week of the third quarter for fiscal year 2023) show that the average time for the Postal Service to deliver a mailpiece or package across the nation improved to 2.4 days.

Some of the FY23 third quarter service performance scores covering April 1 through May 26, included:

First-Class Mail: 92.1% of First-Class Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, an increase of 1.2 percentage points from the fiscal second quarter.

Marketing Mail: 96.0% of Marketing Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, an increase of 1.4 percentage points from the fiscal second quarter.

Periodicals: 88.9% of Periodicals delivered on time against the USPS service standard, an increase of 2.4 percentage points from the fiscal second quarter.

The USPS statement said that service delivery improvements are being made, adding: ‘Currently, 98% of the nation’s population receives their mail and packages in less than three days. This percentage recently improved, and USPS is working hard to correct service-related issues in the other limited areas.’

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