Appendix A3 Tables

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
	Percent of Total Standard Mail			Pieces Per Household Per Week			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.
¹Prior 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.