{"id":26372,"date":"2019-05-10T09:02:16","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T14:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=26372"},"modified":"2019-05-10T09:02:16","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T14:02:16","slug":"u-s-postal-service-reports-second-quarter-fiscal-2019-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/05\/10\/u-s-postal-service-reports-second-quarter-fiscal-2019-results\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Postal Service Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2019 Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; padding-left: 1rem; color: #101820; font-family: HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 17.5px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7f7f7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><em>Revenue of $17.5 billion, essentially unchanged compared to same quarter last year<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Net loss of $2.1 billion<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>USPS remains focused on aggressive management actions and legislative and regulatory reforms to provide Americans with a financially sustainable Postal Service<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; color: #101820; font-family: HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 17.5px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7f7f7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><strong>WASHINGTON<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; The U.S. Postal Service reported total revenue of $17.5 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2019 (January\u00a01, 2019 &#8211; March\u00a031, 2019), a decrease of $8 million, or essentially flat, compared to the same quarter last year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; color: #101820; font-family: HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 17.5px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7f7f7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">First-Class Mail revenue declined by $217 million, or 3.3 percent, on a volume decline of 576 million pieces, or 3.9 percent, compared to the same quarter last year. Marketing Mail revenue declined by $155 million, or 3.9 percent, on a volume decline of 959 million pieces, or 5.2 percent, compared to the same quarter last year. Meanwhile, Shipping and Packages revenue increased by $253 million, or 4.9 percent, on volume growth of 5 million pieces, or 0.3 percent, compared to the same quarter last year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; color: #101820; font-family: HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 17.5px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7f7f7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">Total operating expenses were $19.6 billion for the quarter, an increase of $751 million, or 4.0 percent, compared to the same quarter last year. Excluding costs impacted by actuarial revaluation, discount rate changes, and amortization of unfunded liabilities, which are outside of management&#8217;s control, expenses increased by $154 million, or 0.8 percent, compared to the same quarter last year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; color: #101820; font-family: HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 17.5px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7f7f7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\u201cThe Postal Service continues to pursue aggressive management actions and to seek legislative and regulatory reforms to address our overall cost structure and enhance revenue-generating opportunities,\u201d said Postmaster General and CEO Megan J. Brennan. \u201cOur focus remains on meeting the expectations of the American public, continuing to invest in the future of the organization, and continually delivering innovations and increased value for both the senders and receivers of mail and packages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; color: #101820; font-family: HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 17.5px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7f7f7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">The net loss for the quarter totaled nearly $2.1 billion, an increase of $747 million, compared to a net loss of $1.3 billion for the same quarter last year, however, the controllable loss for the quarter was $806 million, compared to a controllable loss of $656 million for the same quarter last year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; color: #101820; font-family: HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 17.5px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7f7f7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\u201cWe continue to face challenges from the ongoing migration of mail to electronic alternatives, and we are legally limited under current law in how we can price our products and streamline our legacy costs,&#8221; said Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Joseph Corbett. \u201cWithin the framework of our current business model, we are executing to grow revenue and reduce operating expenses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; color: #101820; font-family: HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 17.5px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7f7f7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><strong>Second Quarter Fiscal 2019 Operating Revenue and Volume by Service Category Compared to Prior Year<\/strong><br \/>\nThe following table presents revenue and volume by category for the three months ended March 31, 2019, and 2018:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wide-table\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #101820; font-family: HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 17.5px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7f7f7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"293\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"0\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Revenue<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"176\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Volume<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"293\"><em>(revenue in $ millions; volume in millions of pieces)<\/em><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"0\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"0\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"293\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"293\"><strong>Service Category<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"0\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"293\">First-Class Mail<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"8\">$<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"77\">\n<p align=\"right\">6,276<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"8\">$<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"77\">\n<p align=\"right\">6,493<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">14,207<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">14,783<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"293\">Marketing Mail<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">3,833<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">3,988<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">17,643<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">18,602<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"293\">Shipping and Packages<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">5,441<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">5,188<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">1,470<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">1,465<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"293\">International<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">583<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">662<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">205<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">243<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"293\">Periodicals<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">298<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">304<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">1,163<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">1,185<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"293\">Other<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">1,061<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">861<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">69<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">70<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"293\"><strong>Total operating revenue and volume<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"8\"><strong>$<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"77\">\n<p align=\"right\"><strong>17,492<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"8\"><strong>$<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"77\">\n<p align=\"right\"><strong>17,496<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\"><strong>34,757<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\"><strong>36,348<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"16\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; color: #101820; font-family: HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 17.5px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7f7f7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><strong>Selected\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Second Quarter Fiscal 2019 Results of Operations and Controllable Loss<\/strong><br \/>\nThis news release references\u00a0<em>controllable loss<\/em>, which is not calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). Controllable loss is defined as net loss adjusted for items outside of management\u2019s control and non-recurring items. These adjustments include workers\u2019 compensation expenses caused by actuarial revaluation and discount rate changes, and the amortization of Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (PSRHBF), Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) unfunded liabilities<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; color: #101820; font-family: HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 17.5px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7f7f7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">The following table presents selected results of operations and reconciles GAAP net loss to controllable loss and illustrates the loss from ongoing business activities without the impact of non-controllable items for the three months ended March\u00a031, 2019, and 2018:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wide-table\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #101820; font-family: HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 17.5px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7f7f7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"485\"><em>(results in $ millions)<\/em><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"485\"><strong>Operating revenue<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\"><strong>$<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\"><strong>17,492<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\"><strong>$<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\"><strong>17,496<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"485\">Other revenue<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"485\"><strong>Total revenue<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\"><strong>$<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\"><strong>17,495<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\"><strong>$<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\"><strong>17,503<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"485\"><strong>Total operating expenses<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\"><strong>$<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\"><strong>19,557<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\"><strong>$<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\"><strong>18,806<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"485\">Interest and investment income (expense), net<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">(20)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">(32)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"485\"><strong>Net loss<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\"><strong>$<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\"><strong>(2,082)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\"><strong>$<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\"><strong>(1,335)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"485\">PSRHBF unfunded liability amortization expense<sup>1<\/sup><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">275<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">297<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"485\">Change in workers\u2019 compensation liability resulting from fluctuations in discount rates<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">454<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">(557)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"485\">Other change in workers\u2019 compensation liability<sup>2<\/sup><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">(53)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">(58)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"485\">CSRS unfunded liability amortization expense<sup>3<\/sup><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">360<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">479<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"485\">FERS unfunded liability amortization expense<sup>4<\/sup><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\">\n<p align=\"right\">240<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\">\n<p align=\"right\">415<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"485\">Change in normal cost of retiree health benefits due to revised actuarial assumptions<sup>5<\/sup><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">\u2014<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\">103<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"485\"><strong>Controllable loss<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\"><strong>$<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\"><strong>(806)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\"><strong>$<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"86\">\n<p align=\"right\"><strong>(656<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"672\"><sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0Expense for the accrual for the annual payment due to PSRHBF by September 30 of the respective fiscal year, for the amortization of the unfunded liability based on Postal Service estimates to OPM\u2019s preliminary calculations with updated discount rate assumptions.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"672\"><sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0Net amounts include changes in assumptions, valuation of new claims and revaluation of existing claims, less current year claim payments.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"672\"><sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0Expense for the accrual for the annual payment due to OPM by September 30 of the respective fiscal year, based on information provided by OPM, to amortize the unfunded CSRS retirement obligation. Payments are to be made through 2043 based on OPM invoices.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"672\"><sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0Expense for the accrual for the annual payment due to OPM by September 30 of the respective fiscal year, based on information provided by OPM, to amortize the unfunded FERS retirement obligation. Payments are to be made through 2047 based on OPM invoices.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"672\"><sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0Represents the accrual for the portion or the increase in the annual normal cost payments due September 30, 2018, attributable to revised actuarial assumptions and discount rate changes, based on OPM\u2019s invoices for the year. This amount represents the noncontrollable portion of the expense recorded for normal cost of retiree health benefits.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; color: #101820; font-family: HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 17.5px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7f7f7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">Financial results in the Form 10-Q are available at\u00a0<u><a href=\"http:\/\/about.usps.com\/what\/financials\/\">http:\/\/about.usps.com\/what\/financials\/<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; color: #101820; font-family: HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 17.5px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7f7f7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><strong>Financial Briefing<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nPostmaster General and CEO Megan J. Brennan and CFO and Executive Vice President Joseph Corbett will host a telephone\/Web conference call to discuss the financial results in more detail. The call will begin at 11:00 a.m. ET on May\u00a010, 2019, and is open to news media and all other interested parties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; color: #101820; font-family: HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 17.5px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7f7f7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><strong>How to Participate:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; color: #101820; font-family: HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 17.5px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7f7f7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">US\/Canada Attendee Dial-in: 844-340-4622 Conference ID: 7292237<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; color: #101820; font-family: HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 17.5px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7f7f7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">Attendee Direct URL:<em>\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/usps.webex.com\/usps\/onstage\/g.php?MTID=e90f12ba011df20ee4d2de5e93bf934f8\">https:\/\/usps.webex.com\/usps\/onstage\/g.php?MTID=e90f12ba011df20ee4d2de5e93bf934f8<\/a><\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; color: #101820; font-family: HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 17.5px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7f7f7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">Alternate URL:\u00a0<em><u><a href=\"https:\/\/usps.webex.com\/\">https:\/\/usps.webex.com<\/a><\/u><\/em><br \/>\nEvent Number: 828 842 105<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; color: #101820; font-family: HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 17.5px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7f7f7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">The briefing is also available on live audio webcast (listen only) at:<br \/>\n<em><u><a href=\"http:\/\/about.usps.com\/what\/financials\/briefings\/welcome.htm\">http:\/\/about.usps.com\/what\/financials\/briefings\/welcome.htm<\/a><\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; color: #101820; font-family: HelveticaNeueW02-55Roma, 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; 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