USPS reports improved delivery performance in third quarter

GaryPageau

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.