U.S. Postal Service Ends Third Quarter with $5.2 Billion Loss

WASHINGTON, DC—August 9, 2012—The Postal Service ended its third fiscal quarter (April 1 to June 30, 2012) with a net loss of $5.2 billion, compared to a net loss of $3.1 billion for the same period last year. Contributing significantly to the quarter’s $5.2 billion loss was $3.1 billion of expense for the legislatively mandated prefunding of retiree health benefits. These expenses, along with the continued decline of First-Class Mail volume, more than offset the quarter’s 9 percent growth in revenue from shipping services and package delivery.