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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 20217%15%0%5%-3%5%
June 20213%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 20211%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 20207%24%18%50%-40%-40%
October 20201%-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 202123%3%87%-3%-22%133%
March 202115%7%53%-5%46%65%
April 202125%30%15%23%47%42%
May 202132%70%12%17%-8%39%
June 202119%66%11%-7%27%25%