USPS Reports Strong Performance Through October; Ready for Holiday Season

The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics for the fourth week of the FY2023 first quarter showing consistent performance for all First-Class, Marketing and Periodical mail categories. Through the month of the first quarter, the average time for delivery of a mailpiece or package across the postal network was 2.5 days.

FY2023 first quarter service performance scores covering Oct. 1 through Oct. 28 included:
*First-Class Mail: 92.4 percent of First-Class Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, a slight decrease of 0.7 percentage points from the fiscal fourth quarter.
*Marketing Mail: 94.3 percent of Marketing Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, consistent with performance from the fiscal fourth quarter.
*Periodicals: 86.6 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/2022/1103-usps-reports-strong-performance-through-october.htm

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