USPS Office of Inspector General

Back in the day, advertising mail volumes pretty much tracked the economy, declining in a bust and then rising when a boom eventually came along.  But those days may be gone, as our recent white paper, Advertising Mail: Past and Present, indicates.

Yes, ad mail plummeted during the Great Recession, but volumes have lagged behind as the economy has improved.

Customized service. It’s the buzz in many industries, and considered absolutely necessary for success in the delivery industry. So it might seem strange to hear about one area where customized service is both expensive and, sometimes, dangerous: the compounding pharmacy business.

There’s no such thing as a free lunch, especially in the postal world. Someone has to pay for mail to come to your door 6 days a week and for post offices to be open and accessible throughout the country.

What a difference a decade makes. The U.S. Census Bureau is planning to use technology in a big way for the upcoming 2020 census, relying on digital surveys rather than the traditional mailed-back paper surveys. Citizens will receive a letter in the mail directing them to fill out their survey online.

Who says April is the cruelest month? April 10 will bring a postage price reduction for mailers and consumers. The U.S. Postal Service will roll back prices on many of its products by an average 4.3 percent.