USPS Maintains 2.5 Day Average to Deliver Mailpiece or Package Through Holiday Season

The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics through the final week of the fiscal year 2023 first quarter. As volume increased due to the holiday rush, the average time to deliver a mailpiece or package across the postal network remained 2.5 days for the tenth consecutive week.

FY23 preliminary first quarter service performance scores covering Oct. 1 through Dec. 30 included:
*First-Class Mail: 90.1% of First-Class Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, a decrease of 2.1 percentage points from the fiscal fourth quarter. The current data reflects a year over year increase of 1 percentage point compared to the same period in the FY22 peak holiday season.
*Marketing Mail: 94.0% of Marketing Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, a slight decrease of 0.8 percentage points from the fiscal fourth quarter. The current data reflects a year over year increase of 1.8 percentage points compared to the same period in the FY22 peak holiday season.
*Periodicals: 84.7% of Periodicals delivered on time against the USPS service standard, a decrease of 2.1 percentage points from the fiscal fourth quarter. The current data reflects a year over year increase of 3.8 percentage points compared to the same period in the FY22 peak holiday season.
more at: https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2023/0106-usps-maintains-2-5-day-average-to-deliver-mailpiece-or-package.htm

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