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U.S. Postal Service Forecasts Record Holiday Shipping Surge

Postmaster General Predicts Nearly 20 Percent Jump in Shipping Volume

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—November 8, 2012.  ’Tis the season, and for the 237th year the U.S. Postal Service is ready for The Best Holiday Ever! with 365 million packages expected to be delivered this holiday season — a 20 percent increase over 2011.

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The Postal Service projects the record-breaking increase in its competitive package business due to consumers’ growing fondness for shopping online. In total, nearly 18 billion…

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