USPS Accounting Period 4 Financial Result information
According to the U.S. Postal Service’s financial data, accounting period four (AP4) for fiscal 2002 was far from sterling. While First-Class Mail volume grew by a modest 1.5% when compared to the same period of a year ago, Standard Mail showed a decline of 5.5%. While Parcel Post showed a 13% volume increase, package services overall declined by 5.5% In addition, Priority Mail volume was down by 13.2% and Express Mail was down by 13.9%. International mail volume also tanked by more than 20%