Fresh Start for the New Year

by David Hachmeister

November was a tough month all the way around. Stamps actually did better than other products. Stamps declined a modest nine percent, while other products broke their long winning streak with a substantial decline of more than 14 percent.
    We have been making estimates—pretty accurate ones, for that matter—for a few of our participants who haven’t been able to get us the statistics every month. December will be the final month for that. We will have an entirely new set of statistics as the new basis for the January stats.
    Interested in joining? Please let us know. It’s easy. Just send us your sales from stamps and related products, as well as your other product sales each month. We do the rest and keep it confidential. Besides the gift of helping the industry, you also get a little treat at the end of the year!

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