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Australia Post monthly reported volume changes for letters, parcels and workforce movement.

Letter volume changes

2019/20 - Fourth quarter

Domestic Letters (Addressed Mail and Unaddressed Mail) and International Letters (relative to the equivalent month in the prior year).

Domestic Letters

 
NationalNSW & ACTVIC & TASQLDSA & NTWA
Apr-20-28%-29%-26%-19%-46%-37%
May-20-36%-36%-36%-37%-30%-39%
Jun-20-9%-15%-10%4%0%-4%

International Letters

Apr-20-50%
May-20-46%
Jun-20-30%

Notes:

  1. June 2020: 14% decrease in addressed mail and 13% increase in unaddressed mail (e.g. reflecting local government engagement with constituents).
  2. International: Inbound & outbound letters, regulated inbound packets.

2020/21

Domestic Letters (including breakdown of Addressed Mail and Unaddressed Mail) and International Letters (relative to the equivalent month in the prior year).

Domestic Letters

 NationalNSW & ACTVIC & TASQLDSA & NTWA
July 2020

 

-19%

 

-19%

 

-23%

 

-13%

 

-14%

 

-16%

August 2020

 

-17%

 

-20%

 

-18%

 

-12%

 

-16%

 

-5%

September 2020

 

-8%

 

-13%

 

-10%

 

-12%

 

-14%

 

-16%

October 2020

 

-9%

 

-16%

 

-10%

 

-10%

 

-21%

 

-12%

November 2020

 

-10%

 

-10%

 

-13%

 

-10%

 

-3%

 

1%

December 2020

 

-8%

 

-5%

 

-10%

 

-13%

 

-2%

 

-9%

January 2021

 

-19%

 

-12%

 

-19%

 

-36%

 

-13%

 

2%

February 2021

 

-7%

 

-11%

 

-8%

 

-10%

 

-17%

 

32%

March 2021

 

-3%

 

-3%

 

2%

 

-15%

 

-1%

 

21%

April 2021

 

-4%

 

-5%

 

-6%

 

2%

 

-11%

 

0%

May 2021

 

7%

 

15%

 

0%

 

5%

 

-3%

 

5%

June 2021

 

3%

 

9%

 

1%

 

-4%

 

4%

 

2%

Total Addressed

 NationalNSW & ACTVIC & TASQLDSA & NTWA
July 2020

 

-20%

 

-18%

 

-25%

 

-17%

 

-18%

 

-17%

August 2020

 

-18%

 

-17%

 

-19%

 

-17%

 

-17%

 

-14%

September 2020

 

-11%

 

-10%

 

-14%

 

-12%

 

-8%

 

-8%

October 2020

 

-12%

 

-17%

 

-13%

 

13%

 

-15%

 

-19%

November 2020

 

-11%

 

-9%

 

-14%

 

-10%

 

-4%

 

-7%

December 2020

 

-7%

 

-5%

 

-13%

 

-3%

 

-1%

 

-8%

January 2021

 

-20%

 

-17%

 

-25%

 

-18%

 

-21%

 

-15%

February 2021

 

-15%

 

-14%

 

-18%

 

-16%

 

-16%

 

-4%

March 2021

 

-7%

 

-5%

 

-6%

 

-22%

 

-9%

 

11%

April 2021

 

-11%

 

-11%

 

-10%

 

-13%

 

-20%

 

-11%

May 2021

 

1%

 

5%

 

-2%

 

-3%

 

-1%

 

-2%

June 2021

 

-2%

 

-2%

 

-1%

 

-2%

 

-5%

 

-6%

Total Unaddressed

 NationalNSW & ACTVIC & TASQLDSA & NTWA
July 2020

 

-11%

 

-20%

 

-7%

 

-8%

 

13%

 

-14%

August 2020

 

-13%

 

-31%

 

-9%

 

-6%

 

-12%

 

28%

September 2020

 

7%

 

-24%

 

18%

 

50%

 

-40%

 

-40%

October 2020

 

1%

 

-13%

 

22%

 

7%

 

-46%

 

39%

November 2020

 

-8%

 

-12%

 

-11%

 

-11%

 

6%

 

31%

December 2020

 

-13%

 

-6%

 

27%

 

-29%

 

-13%

 

-12%

January 2021

 

-14%

 

15%

 

36%

 

-54%

 

52%

 

79%

February 2021

 

23%

 

3%

 

87%

 

-3%

 

-22%

 

133%

March 2021

 

15%

 

7%

 

53%

 

-5%

 

46%

 

65%

April 2021

 

25%

 

30%

 

15%

 

23%

 

47%

 

42%

May 2021

 

32%

 

70%

 

12%

 

17%

 

-8%

 

39%

June 2021

 

19%

 

66%

 

11%

 

-7%

 

27%

 

25%