USPS reports improved delivery performance in third quarter

Gary Pageau

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The U.S. Postal Service provided updated third-quarter service performance data through the week of June 25th which shows consistent and improved delivery performance across all First-Class, Marketing and Periodical mail categories since the second quarter, the agency said.

Performance numbers below include the weeks of April 1 through June 25:

  • First-Class Mail: 87.5 percent of First-Class Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, a more than 9 percent increase over the second quarter.
  • Marketing Mail: 90.9 percent of Marketing Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, a nearly 6 percent increase over the second quarter.
  • Periodicals: 79.2 percent of Periodicals delivered on time against the USPS service standard, a nearly 8 percent increase over the second quarter.

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Gary Pageau is principal of InfoCircle LLC, continuing his marketing communications career. InfoCircle LLC is a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in business-to-business markets. For nearly 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving most recently as Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives. His primary responsibilities included overseeing the Association’s editorial department, marketing research unit, education and corporate relations department.