USPS Service Performance Improvements Continue Across All Mail Categories

Quarter-to-date service performance data for July 1 through August 27 included:
*First-Class Mail: Delivered 88.8 percent of First-Class Mail on time against the USPS service standard, an improvement of 1.3 percentage points from the third quarter.
*Marketing Mail: Delivered 92.8 percent of Marketing Mail on time against the USPS service standard, an improvement of 1.8 percentage points from the third quarter.
*Periodicals: Delivered 82.8 percent of Periodicals on time against the USPS service standard, an improvement of 3.5 percentage points from the third quarter.

For the week of Aug. 21-27, the Postal Service achieved its highest level of service performance ever recorded for the Marketing Mail category (94.1%).
more at: https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2021/0902-usps-service-performance-improvements-continue.htm

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