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United States
Postal Service:
Just the facts... |
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USPS efficiently binds the nation together |
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| U.S. postage is the most affordable in the world |
| Country |
First-class postage
in domestic currency
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Postage in
U.S. cents
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Postage as a percent
of hourly compensation
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| United States |
0.41 US$ |
$0.41 |
1.8% |
| Australia |
0.50 AUS$ |
$0.44 |
2.1% |
| Netherlands |
0.44 € |
$0.65 |
2.3% |
| Canada |
0.50 CAN$ |
$0.50 |
2.4% |
| Germany |
0.55 € |
$0.81 |
2.6% |
| Austria |
0.55 € |
$0.81 |
3.0% |
| Switzerland |
1.00 S₣ |
$0.92 |
3.1% |
| Sweden |
5.50 Skr |
$0.86 |
3.2% |
| New Zealand |
0.50 NZ$ |
$0.39 |
3.3% |
| Britain |
0.36 £ |
$0.71 |
3.3% |
| Japan |
80.00 ¥ |
$0.75 |
3.5% |
| France |
0.54 € |
$0.80 |
3.6% |
| Finland |
0.70 € |
$1.04 |
3.6% |
| Norway |
6.00 Nkr |
$1.29 |
3.8% |
| Italy |
0.60 € |
$0.89 |
4.6% |
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Sources: Universal Postal Union, foreign postal administrations and Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Notes: Underlying hourly compensation data (BLS) is for manufacturing workers in 2005, the most recent data available. Stamp prices are for January 2008 and are converted into U.S. dollars using exchange rates on January 28, 2008. |
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NALC presentations on the Postal Service:
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PDF files, viewable using the Adobe Reader®, of slides that accompanied presentations by NALC Research Director Jim Sauber in 2002: |
The Postal Future
Presentation covering the current state of the USPS and delivery service, outlook for future, what other countries are doing, and what NALC can do |
The Postal Crisis: Fact or Fiction?
Presentation covering the impact on the USPS of recession, declining volume, anthrax attacks and expanding overhead; the USPS Transformation Plan |
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