APPENDIX A — Charts, Graphs, and Tables

CHART 1: STANDARD LETTER RATES IN U.S. DOLLARS

The following chart depicts standard letter rates for twenty countries and highlights the 
standard U.S. rate, as well as the average rate for the countries listed. While the definition 
of a standard, or First-Class Mail1  letter, varies between countries, this comparison 
includes prices for letters whose definition most closely resembles that of a First-Class 
Mail letter, weighing up to one ounce, with a basic price of $0.34.



 


CHART 2A: MAIL VOLUME GROWTH SLOWS DURING RECESSIONS

 

 

Source: Bloomberg (GDP) data for last quarter of each fiscal year.



CHART 2B: MAIL VOLUMES FAIL TO KEEP PACE WITH THE ECONOMY

 
Note: Rates are based on foreign exchange rates as of February 12, 2002.



TABLE 1: POSTAL SERVICE SIZE, BY REVENUE, AMONG U.S. COMPANIES

Rank	Company		Revenues ($ billions)		
1	Exxon Mobil		210.4			
2	Wal-Mart Stores		193.3			
3	General Motors		184.6			
4	Ford Motor		180.6			
5	General Electric		129.9			
6	Citigroup		111.8			
7	Enron		100.8			
8	Intl. Business Machines	88.4			
9	AT&T		65.9			
10	Verizon Communications	64.7			
11	U.S. Postal Service		64.5			
12	Philip Morris		63.3			
13	J.P. Morgan Chase		60.1			
14	Bank of America Corp.	57.7			
15	SBC Communications	51.5			
16	Boeing		51.3			
17	Texaco		51.1			
18	Duke Energy		49.3			
19	Kroger		49.0			
20	Hewlett-Packard		48.8
			
Source: Company revenue rankings by Fortune, April 14, 2001; U.S. Postal Service revenue, 2000.


TABLE 2: POSTAL SERVICE SIZE, BY REVENUE, AMONG GLOBAL 
COMPANIES

Global 500
Rank	Company		Revenues ($ millions)
1	Exxon Mobil		210,392.0
2	Wal-Mart Stores		193,295.0
3	General Motors		184,632.0
4	Ford Motor		180,598.0	
5	DaimlerChrysler		150,069.7
6	Royal Dutch/Shell Group		149,146.0
7	BP		148,062.0
8	General Electric		129,853.0
9	Mitsubishi		126,579.4
10	Toyota Motor		121,416.2
11	Mitsui		118,013.7
12	Citigroup		111,826.0
13	Itochu		109,756.5
14	Total Fina Elf		105,869.6
15	Nippon Telegraph & Telephone		103,234.7
16	Enron		100,789.0
17	AXA		92,781.6
18	Sumitomo		91,168.4	
19	Intl. Business Machines		88,396.0
20	Marubeni		85,351.0
21	Volkswagen		78,851.9
22	Hitachi		76,126.8
23	Siemens		74,858.3
24	ING Group		71,195.9	
25	Allianz		71,022.3
26	Matsushita Electric Industrial		69,475.3
27	E. ON		68,432.6
28	Nippon Life Insurance		68,054.8
29	Deutsche Bank		67,133.2
30	Sony		66,158.4
31	AT&T		65,981.0
32	Verizon Communications		64,707.0
33	U.S. Postal Service		64,540.0
34	Philip Morris		63,276.0
35	CGNU		61,498.7
36	J.P. Morgan Chase		60,065.0
37	Carrefour		59,887.8
38	Credit Suisse		59,315.5
39	Nissho Iwai		58,557.3
40	Honda Motor		58,461.6
41	Bank of America Corp.		57,747.0
42	BNP Paribas		57,611.6
43	Nissan Motor		55,077.1
44	Toshiba		53,826.6
45	PDVSA		53,680.0
46	Assicurazioni Generali		53,333.1
47	Fiat		53,190.4
48	Mizuho Holdings		52,068.5
49	SBC Communications		51,476.0
50	Boeing		51,321.0
Source: Fortune, July 23, 2001

TABLE 3: POSTAL SERVICE SIZE, BY NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, AMONG U.S. 
COMPANIES

Rank	Company	Employees
1	Wal-Mart Stores	1,244,000
2	U.S. Postal Service	767,761
3	General Motors	386,000
4	McDonald's	364,000
5	United Parcel Service	359,000
6	Ford Motor	345,991
7	General Electric	341,000
8	Sears Roebuck	323,000
9	Intl. Business Machines   	316,303
10	Kroger	312,000
11	J.C. Penney	267,000
12	Verizon Communications 	263,552
13	Kmart	252,000
14	Citigroup	237,500
15	Albertson's	235,000
16	Home Depot	230,000
17	SBC Communications	215,088
18	Delphi Automotive Systems	211,000
19	Boeing	198,000
20	Safeway	192,000

Source: Number of employees rankings by Fortune, April 14, 2001.


CHART 3: FIRST-CLASS MAIL IS A MAJOR FORCE

Contribution Per Piece - FY2000


 



CHART 4: ANTICIPATED IMPACT OF INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS ON 
SINGLE-PIECE FIRST-CLASS MAIL LETTERS

 

Source: RCF Economic and Financial Consulting, Inc., Chicago, IL.



CHART 5: PROJECTED CHANGES TO HOUSEHOLD BILL PAYMENT METHODS

 

Source: RCF Economic and Financial Consulting, Inc., Chicago, IL.



CHART 6: 2000 COMPETITIVE MARKET SUMMARY

 
Source: RCF Economic and Financial Consulting, Inc., Chicago, IL.




CHART 7: SELECTED ACQUISITIONS, EQUITY STAKES, AND MAJOR OFFICES 
AS OF JANUARY 2002

 
  First-Class Mail includes all personal correspondence, all bills and statements of accounts, all matter sealed or 
otherwise closed against inspection, and matter wholly or partly in writing or typewriting. Each piece must weigh 13 
ounces or less. The minimum size for First-Class Mail is 5 inches long, 3-1/2 inches high, and 0.007 inch thick. The     
combined length and girth of a piece (i.e., the length of its longest side plus the distance around its thickest part) may 
not exceed 108 inches. Single-Piece Rates: first ounce: $0.34, each additional ounce: $0.23.
United States Postal Service Transformation Plan
April 2002 | Appendix A-1