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Industry IndicatorHere you will find up-to-date industry statistics, letting you in on the state of the industry a full month earlier than our print publication.
New Baseline
2/15/2012
Please note that we have had a shuffling of the participants in the Industry Indicator.
New Baselineby David Hachmeister Please note that we have had a shuffling of the participants in the Industry Indicator. The baseline has changed from previous Indicators. Sales of stamps were actually up five percent as compared to the average of the past 12 months, but continued to decline, down almost 17 percent compared to the last 24 months. Recent months seem to have finally shown a long-sought bottom. Click each graph for a larger view.
Archived Statistics:
2/15/2012
New Baseline
Please note that we have had a shuffling of the participants in the Industry Indicator.
1/11/2012
Fresh Start for the New Year
November was a tough month all the way around. Stamps actually did better than other products.
12/13/2011
Wait Until Next Month!
Can we get some good news, please? Not this month for stamps. Sales fell about 18 percent.
11/22/2011
Does This Sound Familiar?
This marks 30 consecutive months of falling stamp sales.
10/31/2011
A Little Bit of Good News!
August stamp sales rose solidly from July, up almost 20 percent!
9/27/2011
S.O.S.
Same old stuff — that is the expression, isn’t it? Stamps down and other products up.
8/16/2011
The Slide Slows
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