Rate hike in Jan 2012? What is Going On? Twitter was busy today with Tweets about a USPS shutdown. From Courier, Express, and Postal Observer: The Wall Street Journal has reported that a number of private sector economic forecasters are toning down their economic forecast for the rest of 2011. Slower economic growth is not […]
Rep. Dennis Ross, (R-Fla.), on what steps need to be taken to tackle the U.S. Postal Service’s growing debt crisis. One of Ross’ comments deals with the exaggerated claim that postal workers pay as little as $32 per month for health care benefits compared to other Federal Workers paying $125. Rep. Ross was on Fox News […]
The US Postal Service released its fourth month preliminary financial report of the 2011 fiscal year (unaudited) . USPS reported a net operating loss of $451 million for the month of January 2011. This same period last year saw a $592 million net loss. In October USPS saw a net profit of $283 Million, November […]
Postal Service Begins 2011 with $329 Million Loss in First Quarter. Recession eases, but First-Class Mail volume continues to decline The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ended the first quarter of this fiscal year (Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, 2010) with a net loss of $329 million, compared to a net loss of $297 million for […]
$173 Million Net Loss for FY 2011 The US Postal Service yesterday filed with PRC its second month preliminary financial report of the 2011 fiscal year (unaudited) . USPS reported a net loss of $456 million for the month of November. This same period last year saw a $255 million net loss. In October USPS […]
The US Postal Service yesterday filed its first month of the 2011 fiscal year (unaudited) preliminary financial report with the Postal Regulatory Commission. USPS reported a net profit of $283 million. This same period last year saw a $221 million net loss. Total Mail Services Volume was up 5.0%, revenue down 1.7% Total Shipping Services […]
Not $8.5 Billion On November 12, the U.S. Postal Service released a report that stated it had lost a staggering $8.5 billion in Fiscal Year 2010, which ended September 30. Media coverage of the report predictably focused on its negatives—the historically high figure is undeniably a headline-grabber—and news stories, shying away from the somewhat harder […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services and International Security which oversees the U.S. Postal Service, released the following statement in response to the Postal Service’s announcement earlier today that it lost $8.5 billion in the last fiscal year. Sen. Carper is a […]
Record Efficiency Levels and Work Hour Reductions Cannot Offset Falling Volumes — Fundamental Changes Needed WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today reported its 2010 financial results, showing a net loss of $8.5 billion for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30. Excluding charges to income primarily resulting from changes to interest rates that impact the […]
The US Postal Service today filed its July 2010 (unaudited) preliminary financial report with the Postal Regulatory Commission. USPS reported a net income/loss of $764 million. The total Fiscal Year to Date loss is $6.1 billion (June, $2.5 Billion; May $642;$382 lost for April; $381 lost for month of March; $611 Million lost in February; […]