| Table A6-8 Packges and Expedited Sent Via the Postal Service by Class and Recipient (Percentage of Pieces) Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2006 and 2007 (Diary Data) |
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| Mail Class | Business | Friend/Relative | |||||
| 1987 | 2006 | 2007 | 1987 | 2006 | 2007 | ||
| First Class/Priority | 18.3 | 60.6 | 32.4 | 81.7 | 39.4 | 67.6 | |
| Bulk Rate ‚ | 26.5 | 11.4 | 46.3 | 73.5 | 88.6 | 53.7 | |
| Special Standard | 18.7 | 32.0 | 44.8 | 81.3 | 68.0 | 55.2 | |
| Parcel Post | 56.9 | 46.4 | 35.2 | 43.1 | 53.6 | 64.8 | |
| Fluctuations may be due to small sample sizes. | |||||||
| ‚Collected in 2006 and 2007 as "Bound Printed Matter". | |||||||