Foreign Correspondence
For years, mail volume has been falling off in the U.S. and it shows no signs of abating. The standard explanation is that this oldest of communications is being supplanted by the electronic.
Well in the rest of the world, it ain’t necessarily so, says the Universal Postal Union.
For one thing, the United Nations agency reported on World Post Day on Oct. 9 that with 6.5 billion items delivered last year, domestic parcel volumes were up 7.9% over what they were just five years before. [The UPU concedes that e-commerce may have had something to do with this].
While domestic letter volume is growing only slightly and, international volume is falling slightly, advertising mail is helping keep them afloat and is expected to account for more than 30% of overall volume going forward.
“Owing to their universality, postal services provide a link between people all over the globe,” said Edouard Dayan, UPU Director General. “. This is especially important at a time when millions of people do not enjoy the right to communication.”
Related Topics: Postal Dispatch
