Service Performance Remains Steady Across Postal Service Network

The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics for the second week of the second quarter for fiscal year 2024. The average time for the Postal Service to deliver a mailpiece or package across the nation was 2.7 days.

FY24 second quarter service performance scores covering January 1 through January 12, included:
*First-Class Mail: 85.8 percent of First-Class Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, consistent with performance from the fiscal first quarter.
*Marketing Mail: 93.7 percent of Marketing Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, consistent with performance from the fiscal first quarter.
*Periodicals: 81.5 percent of Periodicals delivered on time against the USPS service standard, an increase of 0.8 percentage points from the fiscal first quarter.
more at: https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2024/0123-service-performance-remains-steady-across-postal-service-network.htm

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