Table A2-22
First-Class Mail -- Total Envelopes by Content
(Percentage of Total Envelopes)
Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2006 and 2007
(Diary Data)
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.