Table A3-5
Standard Mail1 by Shape
Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2007 and 2008
(Diary Data)
BL_B _NAME_ _LABEL_ COL1 COL2 BL_B _NAME_ _LABEL_ COL1 COL2
Letter Size Envelope COUNT Frequency Count 23.05789 29.4895 Letter Size Envelope COUNT Frequency Count 3.391547 4.091524
Larger Envelope COUNT Frequency Count 8.645225 4.374333 Larger Envelope COUNT Frequency Count 1.271612 0.606917
Other/Don't Know/No answer COUNT Frequency Count 1.336282 1.425727 Other/Don't Know/No answer COUNT Frequency Count 0.196552 0.197813
Catalog (not in envelope) COUNT Frequency Count 14.4968 14.44105 Catalog (not in envelope) COUNT Frequency Count 2.13231 2.003625
Detached label card COUNT Frequency Count 2.557687 0.636397 Detached label card COUNT Frequency Count 0.376206 0.088297
Shape Percent of
Total Standard Mail
Pieces Per
Household Per Week
Postcard COUNT Frequency Count 7.103612 2.647967 Postcard COUNT Frequency Count 1.044858 0.367392
Flyers/Circulars COUNT Frequency Count 17.29401 24.86437 Flyers/Circulars COUNT Frequency Count 2.543748 3.449809
1987 2007 2008 1987 2007 2008 Magazines/Newsletters COUNT Frequency Count 4.250304 4.45 Magazines/Newsletters COUNT Frequency Count 0.62517 0.617416
Letter Size Envelope 17.3 23.1 29.5 1.8 3.4 4.1    
Larger Envelope 12.0 8.6 4.4 1.3 1.3 0.6    
   Total Envelope 29.3 31.7 33.9 3.1 4.7 4.7    
Detached Label Card 5.8 2.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.1    
Postcard 1.8 7.1 2.6 0.2 1.0 0.4    
Catalog (not in envelope) 14.2 14.5 14.4 1.5 2.1 2.0    
Flyers/Circulars 20.1 17.3 24.9 2.1 2.5 3.4    
Magazines/Newsletters 1.7 4.3 4.4 0.2 0.6 0.6    
Other/Don't Know/No answer 1.0 1.3 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.2    
   Total Pieces Received by Households 73.8 78.7 82.3 7.8 11.6 11.4    
Base: RPW Total, Regular Rate Bulk: Regular and Enhanced Carrier Route.    
Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.    
1 Prior to 2007 Standard mail volumes were inflated by about 3 billion pieces due to a double count of Detached  Address Labels in the Carrier Cost System (CCS).  Also, volumes through 2007 were understated by about 2 to 3 billion pieces in the CCS.  These CCS volumes are used as a control for survey results.