Global Industry Overview: Postal Services
The world's postal and package delivery services are performed primarily by government agencies, although similar services are increasingly performed by private sector corporations, sometimes categorized as courier services. See also Trucking and Courier Services.
Industry Snapshot
The global postal services industry is one of the largest international networks in the world. According to the Universal Postal Union (UPU), by 2009 some 96 percent of the world had postal service. Organizations with postal services operations – typically governmental bodies, but increasingly, non-public entities – handle billions of mailing items, including letters, packages, bills, and...