About letter post

Lion's share

The letter-post volume still accounts for the lion's share of Post’s revenues' average, however, the share has been declining in recent years, from 52 % in 2005 to 48 % in 2011.

In 2011, the decline of global domestic mail volumes has accelerated. In 2011, the contraction was around 3.7% and thereby higher than the annual average decrease of minus 1.5 % from 2000 to 2010. By contrast, the decline in the international letter post service has slowed in 2011 and amounted to minus 2.2%, compared to an annual average of minus 4.1% from 2000 to 2010.

On the rise

Letter-post volumes are not declining everywhere in the world. In Latin America and Caribbean as well as in Asia and Pacific, the volume of domestic service of letter-post items grew in 2011 by 1.0% and 1.1%, respectively.

For more information about the latest trends and developments in the letter-post segment, please click here.

Public holidays

The public holidays of the UPU member countries concerning the delivery of letter-post can be consulted in the Parcel Post Compendium as the dates are the same.