| Table A2-22 First-Class Mail -- Total Envelopes by Content (Percentage of Total Envelopes) Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2006 and 2007 (Diary Data) |
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| Content | Percentage of Total Envelopes | ||||
| 1987 | 2006 | 2007 | |||
| Personal: | |||||
| Holiday/seasons' greeting cards | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | ||
| Other greeting cards | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| Invitation | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ||
| Letter from a friend or relative | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| Announcement | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
| Other personal | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ||
| Total Personal | 9.4 | 6.4 | 5.9 | ||
| Business or Nonfederal Government: | |||||
| Advertising only | 4.5 | 6.4 | 5.1 | ||
| Notice or confirmation of order | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | ||
| Bill* | 15.1 | 20.4 | 20.4 | ||
| Financial statement | 5.3 | 7.4 | 7.8 | ||
| Payment | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Rebate | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
| Holiday/greeting card | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ||
| Invitation/announcement | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | ||
| Sweepstakes | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ||
| Other insurance related | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | ||
| Tax | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ||
| CD/DVD/Video game | N/A | 0.0 | 0.7 | ||
| Other business or nonfederal government | 6.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| Total Business or Nonfederal Government | 36.4 | 43.9 | 44.7 | ||
| Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit: | |||||
| Announcement | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | ||
| Request for donation | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Thank you for donation | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ||
| Bill | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
| Education acceptances | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Other social/charitable/political/nonprofit | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ||
| Total Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | ||
| Don't Know/No answer | 0.6 | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| Total Envelopes Received by Households | 49.2 | 56.2 | 56.3 | ||
| Pieces Per Household Per Week | 8.11 | 8.69 | 8.40 | ||
| * Includes credit card statement/bill. | |||||
| Base: RPW Total, First-Class Envelopes. | |||||
| Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. | |||||