FIRST-CLASS SERVICE CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE, DRAGGED DOWN BY ATLANTA AREA
First-Class delivery times remain dismal, with Atlanta GA area facilities dragging down averages. Nationally, only 69.2% of First-Class letters were delivered on time, with 7.5% more than five days late. It still took about 12 days for a letter to be delivered to an Atlanta address.
Marketing Mail remained close to YTD averages.