PRC Chairman Goldway: USPS $238 Billion Loss Proclamation Is an Unsubstantiated Figure With No Connection to Reality

From Postcom.org: PRC Chair Ruth Goldway today told attendees of the IDEAlliance Print Distribution conference that the Postal Service’s proclamation that it will lose $238 billion over the next 10 years if nothing changes is an “unsubstantiated figure with no connection to reality.” Goldway said the USPS is presenting dire forecasts to scare Congress into […]

Canada Post Reports Profit For 15th Consecutive Year But Financial Challenges Ahead

Canada Post Corporation tabled its 2009 annual report today in Parliament, reporting a profit for the15th consecutive year. The Corporation recorded consolidated net income of $281 million on revenue of $7.3 billion, and reported an operating margin of 4.9 per cent. The profit in 2009 does not truly reflect the underlying weakness in Canada Post […]

USPS Lost $611 Million In February 2010 – YTD $1.5 Billion

The US Postal Service filed its February 2010 (unaudited) preliminary financial report yesterday with the Postal Regulatory Commission. USPS reported a net income/ loss of $611 million. The total Fiscal Year to year loss is $1.5 billion ($592 million lost for the month of January, $179 Million gain the month of December; $255 million lost […]

USPS Lost $592 Million for January 2010

The US Postal Service filed its January 2010 (unaudited) preliminary financial report today with the Postal Regulatory Commission. USPS reported a net income/ loss of $592 million. The total Fiscal Year to year loss is $887 million ($255 million for lost for November and $179 Million gain the month of December) . Mail volume was […]

Postal Service Begins 2010 with $297 Million First-Quarter Loss

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ended the first quarter of this fiscal year (Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2009) with a net loss of $297 million, while posting continued high scores in quarterly delivery performance. “In spite of the financial challenges we face today, Postal Service employees never lose sight that customer service is our […]