Did You Know...

 We handle 43% of the world's mail volume. Japan, the second largest carrier of cards and letters, handles 6%.

 We deliver more mail in one week than FedEx and UPS combined delivers in a year.

 In 1996, we processed 182.7 billion pieces of mail, about 603 million pieces a day. The national delivery network now reaches 128 million addresses.

 Our $3.7 billion transportation network includes contract space on approximately 15,000 commercial flights daily.

 The Postal Service operates the nation's largest alternate fuel delivery fleet with more than 7,000 vehicles powered by natural gas, electricity and ethanol in 1996.

 We own 6,947 buildings with 168 million sq. ft. and lease 28,823 buildings with 98 million square feet. If we relocated all of this space into one city, it would fill all of Chicago's office and industrial space.

 As of December 21, 1996, the Japanese paid 70 cents and the Germans 64 cents for First-Class Mail. America's 32 cents for First-Class Mail is among the lowest in the idustrialized world.

 Since 1982, we have depended exclusively on postage and fees rather than taxpayer revenue for our operations.

 In FY 1996, we earned a second highest net income of $1.6 billion on the heels of an all-time high of $1.8 billion in FY 1995.