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USPS Service Performance Consistent Across All Mail Categories

The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics for the sixth week of the fiscal fourth quarter. The most recent data shows ongoing high service performance across First-Class Mail, Marketing Mail, and Periodicals. The average time for the Postal Service to deliver a mailpiece or package across the nation was 2.5 days.

FY2022 fourth quarter service performance scores covering July 1 through Aug. 12 included:
*First-Class Mail: 93.0 percent of First-Class Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, consistent with performance from the fiscal third quarter.
*Marketing Mail: 94.3 percent of Marketing Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, consistent with performance from the fiscal third quarter.
*Periodicals: 86.5 percent of Periodicals delivered on time against the USPS service standard, consistent with performance from the fiscal third quarter.
https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2022/0818-usps-service-performance-consistent-across-all-mail-categories.htm

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