Post offices process 483bn letters annually – UPU
The director
general of Universal Postal Union (UPU), Edward Dayan, said that post
offices worldwide process more than 483 billion letters annually.
Mr. Dayan said in a
message on the World Post Day celebration on Saturday that while posts
processed 483 billion letters, mail volumes had continued to decline as
a result of electronic substitution and the recent financial crisis.
“And though
physical mail will not be disappearing overnight any time soon, despite
this down trend, posts are looking to the future by diversifying
products and services. Thanks to e-commerce, parcel volumes are taking
off. Posts in many countries are seeing annual growth rates of 20
percent in parcel volumes due to online sales,” he said.
He urged that the
post should be remembered for the relevant and valuable role it played
in the lives of billions of people and businesses, not only as a means
of communication, but also as a driver of economic growth.
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