MAIL TRAFFIC AT A GLANCE
    (In Millions)
Items 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 %age Growth 
over 1996-97
with 2000-01
Unregistered Mail
(i) Other than P & T Service 13027.29 13408.17 14518.73 15167.18 15205.60 15237.48 13682.03 (-)5.76
                  
(ii) P & T Service 258.16 241.38 276.48 284.57 292.66 268.20 276.05 (-)0.16
                 
Total Unregd. Mail 13285.45 13649.55 14795.21 15451.75 15498.26 15505.68 13958.08 (-)5.66
Registered Mail
(i) Other than P & T Service 301.26 286.54 278.79 270.96 245.02 252.49 222.59 (-)20.16
                 
(ii) P & T Service 21.08 21.35 22.48 26.59 23.20 23.45 22.60 0.53
                 
Total Regd. Mail 322.34 307.89 301.27 297.55 268.22 275.94 245.19 (-)18.61
                 
Total Mail Traffic 13607.79 13957.44 15096.48 15749.30 15766.48 15781.62 14203.27 (-)5.92

Note : Unregistered mail traffic has been estimated on the basis of two half yearly enumeration of Postal Articles,

              conducted in the months of August and February. This has not been adjusted to revenue.
 
UNREGISTERED  POSTAL TRAFFIC
    (In Millions)
Items 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 %age Growth 
over 1996-97
with 2000-01
(A) Other thanP & T                
      Service                
    i. Paid letters     5125.58 5580.40 5175.30 5375.10 4897.05 (-)4.46
   ii. Unpaid letters     173.58 258.38 291.39 259.50 240.53 38.57
  iii. Postcard.     3441.57 3254.82 3392.83 3364.45 2775.72 (-)19.34
   iv. Competition   Postcards     - 47.63 110.74 43.00 61.60 -
   v. Letter Cards     3313.24 3424.88 3525.56 3555.56 3077.51 (-)7.11
   vi. Registered Newspaper     850.91 849.51 992.92 932.39 907.00 6.59
  vii. Unregistered  Packets     957.15 923.35 869.16 961.06 818.88 (-)14.45
 viii. Unregistered  Parcels                134.60 241.37 244.07 178.82 326.96 142.91
  ix. Ackd.     522.10 586.84 603.63 567.60 576.78 10.47
  Total (A)     14518.73 15167.18 15205.60 15237.48 13682.03 (-)5.76
       
(B) P & T Service                
                 
i. Letters     199.59 200.91 206.56 203.88 223.74 12.10
ii. Postcards/Ackd.     37.80 35.35 40.32 30.70 27.14 (-)28.20
iii. Packets     29.94 36.12 28.05 16.73 14.95 (-)50.07
iv. Parcels     9.15 12.19 17.72 16.89 10.22 11.69
                 
   Total (B)     276.48 284.57 292.66 268.20 276.05 (-)0.16
               
Grand Total (A+B)     14795.21 15451.75 15498.26 15505.68 13958.08 (-)5.66
REGISTERED  POSTAL TRAFFIC
    (In Thousands)
Items 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 %age Growth 
over 1996-97
with 2000-01
(A) Other thanP & T                
      Service                
   i. Insured Letters     7115 6680 6617 6597 6367 (-)10.51
  ii. Insured Parcels     3245 2849 2926 2884 2781 (-)14.30
 iii. V.P.Letters     8087 6060 5333 6086 5952 (-)26.40
 iv. V.P. Parcels     3535 3601 3301 3059 3290 (-)6.93
  v. Regd. Letters     226635 222063 196505 203121 178352 (-)21.30
 vi. Regd. Parcels     30173 29703 30343 30746 25851 (-)14.32
                 
vi Regd. Parcels   30173 29703 30343 30746 25851 (-)14.32
      Total (A)     278790 270956 245025 252493 222593 (-)20.16
                 
(B) P & T Service                
                 
 i. Insured Letters      472 642 486 711 581 23.09
 ii. Insured Parcels     308 408 397 437 445 44.48
 iii. Regd. Letters     19733 23538 20604 20691 19994 1.32
 iv. Regd. Parcels     1969 2007 1712 1608 1582 (-)19.65
                 
      Total (B)   22482 26595 23199 23447 22602 0.53
               
Total Regd. Mail (A+B)     301272 297551 268224 275940 245195 (-)18.61