USPS Fourth-Quarter Service Performance Improvements Include Highest Performance Level in Marketing Mail Service in 5 Years

The U.S. Postal Service reported updated fiscal fourth-quarter service delivery performance that showed continued improvements versus the third quarter ended June 30 across all First-Class, Marketing and Periodical mail categories.

Quarter-to-date service performance data for July 1 through August 20 included:
*First-Class Mail: Delivered 88.8 percent of First-Class Mail on time against the USPS service performance standard, an improvement of 1.3 percentage points from the third quarter.
*Marketing Mail: Delivered 92.7 percent of Marketing Mail on time against the USPS service performance standard, an improvement of 1.7 percentage points from the third quarter.
*Periodicals: Delivered 82.1 percent of Periodicals on time against the USPS service standard, an improvement of 2.9 percentage points from the third quarter.

Additionally, for the week of August 14-20, the Postal Service achieved its highest level of service performance recorded for the Marketing Mail category in five years, matching a previous high (93.9%) recorded in August 2016.

“Service performance is steadily improving – particularly for Marketing Mail, a leading indicator of our performance – and a growing number of our customers are experiencing the benefits,” said CEO and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. “Still, we continue to work tirelessly to improve and upgrade our network, invest in and hire more people, and increase the reliability of our service to the American public, as we stay focused on achieving financial sustainability and service excellence.”

Also contributing to recent service delivery improvements have been a strategic shift to more ground deliveries and less reliance on the limited cargo capacities of third-party air carriers.
more at: https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2021/0826-usps-fourth-quarter-service-performance-improvements.htm

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