Postal Service Delivery Performance Steady at 2.5 Days

The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics for the fifth week of the first quarter for fiscal year 2024. The average time for the Postal Service to deliver a mailpiece or package across the nation was 2.5 days.

FY24 first quarter service performance scores covering October 1 through November 3, included:
*First-Class Mail: 88.0 percent of First-Class Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, a decrease of 3.0 percentage points from the fiscal fourth quarter.
*Marketing Mail: 94.6 percent of Marketing Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, consistent with performance from the fiscal fourth quarter.
*Periodicals: 85.7 percent of Periodicals delivered on time against the USPS service standard, consistent with performance from the fiscal fourth quarter.
more at: https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2023/1113-postal-service-delivery-performance.htm

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