This statistic gives the household correspondence mail volume received and sent in the United States from the fiscal year of 2014 to the fiscal year of 2020. In the fiscal year of 2020, 14.6 billion letters were received and sent in the U.S., down from 15.1 billion letters in the previous year.
Correspondence mail volume received and sent in the United States from FY 2014 to FY 2020
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USPS. (July 13, 2021). Correspondence mail volume received and sent in the United States from FY 2014 to FY 2020 (in billion pieces) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/743013/household-correspondence-mail-volume-received-and-sent-in-the-united-states/
USPS. "Correspondence mail volume received and sent in the United States from FY 2014 to FY 2020 (in billion pieces)." Chart. July 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/743013/household-correspondence-mail-volume-received-and-sent-in-the-united-states/
USPS. (2021). Correspondence mail volume received and sent in the United States from FY 2014 to FY 2020 (in billion pieces). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/743013/household-correspondence-mail-volume-received-and-sent-in-the-united-states/
USPS. "Correspondence Mail Volume Received and Sent in The United States from Fy 2014 to Fy 2020 (in Billion Pieces)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/743013/household-correspondence-mail-volume-received-and-sent-in-the-united-states/
USPS, Correspondence mail volume received and sent in the United States from FY 2014 to FY 2020 (in billion pieces) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/743013/household-correspondence-mail-volume-received-and-sent-in-the-united-states/ (last visited February 22, 2025)
Correspondence mail volume received and sent in the United States from FY 2014 to FY 2020 (in billion pieces) [Graph], USPS, July 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/743013/household-correspondence-mail-volume-received-and-sent-in-the-united-states/
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