Japan Post announced the number of mailpieces and parcels accepted in September. The total was 1,140,480,000, down 5.4% year on year. Mailpieces accounted for 815,470,000 and parcels for 325,000,000.
The number of mailpieces and parcels accepted by Japan Post in September, announced on 30 October, was 1,140,480,000, down 5.4% year on year. The number of mailpieces accepted fell 6.1%, while the number of parcels accepted fell 3.8%.
By category, mailpieces totaled 815,470,000 and parcels 325,000,000. The overall breakdown included the Yu-Pack, Yu-Packet and Yu-Mail categories.
The announcement was reported as a related logistics news item, with references also made to trends over the past year and comparisons with other months.