USPS Reports Strong Service Performance Beginning Fiscal First Quarter

The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics for the first week of the fiscal first quarter of 2023 showing continued high service performance across First-Class Mail, Marketing Mail and Periodicals. The average time to deliver a mailpiece or package across the postal network was consistent at 2.4 days.

FY2023 first quarter service performance scores covering October 1 through October 7 included:
*First-Class Mail: 93.2 percent of First-Class Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, consistent with performance from the fiscal fourth quarter.
*Marketing Mail: 95.4 percent of Marketing Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, an increase of .7 percentage points from the fiscal fourth quarter.
*Periodicals: 88.1 percent of Periodicals delivered on time against the USPS service standard, an improvement of 1.1 percentage points from the fiscal fourth quarter.
https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2022/1013-usps-reports-strong-service-performance-first-quarter.htm

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