Eesti Post Handled 47.4 Million Items in 2002

A total of 5.467 million paid ordinary letters and postcards were sent via Eesti Post (Estonian Post) in December 2002, which marks an increase of 2.5 percent over the same month a year ago. The number of letters handled by the company during the whole of 2002 was 47.4 million. “It is remarkable that this is the first time in the past four years that the volume of December Christmas mail at Eesti Post increases over the preceding year,” production director Maire Lodi said. The chairman of the council of the national postal company, Kalev Kaal, said the Christmas campaign had shown that at least the sending of Christmas cards remained popular with Estonian residents and businesses in spite of the reduction in the volumes of ordinary mail brought about by the Internet and mobile age. Apart from endorsing the results of the reduced Christmas rates campaign and allocations for charity, the council at its meeting on Wednesday looked though the company’s provisional economic results for 2002. According to provisional figures, Eesti Post handled 47.4 million letters and postcards and 1.3 million parcels during the 12 months.” (Source: BNS/Financial Times)