Last week, the average time for the Postal Service to deliver a mailpiece or package across the United States was 2.7 days, according to data released Jan. 23.
The data also show that from Jan. 1-12, which represents the fiscal year’s second quarter thus far, USPS delivered 85.8 percent of First-Class Mail on time when compared with the organization’s service standard.
This was consistent with the Postal Service’s performance during the first quarter.
USPS delivered 93.7 percent of Marketing Mail on time, consistent with the previous quarter, and 81.5 percent of Periodicals on time, up 0.8 percentage points when compared with the first quarter.
