Mail and Package Delivery Averages 2.5 Days Across The Nation

The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics for the first three weeks of the fiscal fourth quarter. During the reporting period, the average time for the Postal Service to deliver a mailpiece or package across the nation was just 2.5 days.

FY2022 fourth quarter service performance scores covering July 1 through July 22 included:
*First-Class Mail: 93.0 percent of First-Class Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, a decrease of .3 percentage points from the fiscal third quarter.
*Marketing Mail: 93.8 percent of Marketing Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, a decrease of .8 percentage points from the fiscal third quarter.
*Periodicals: 86.4 percent of Periodicals delivered on time against the USPS service standard, a decrease of .3 percentage points from the fiscal third quarter.
https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2022/0728-mail-package-delivery-averages-2-5-days-across-the-nation.htm

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