During the fiscal year of 2020-21, the addressed letter volume delivered by Royal Mail access in the United Kingdom (UK) reached about five billion letters. Over the recent years, there has been a continuous decline in the number of addressed letters delivered in the UK.
Total addressed letter volume in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2021, by operator (in million letters)
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Ofcom. (December 8, 2021). Total addressed letter volume in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2021, by operator (in million letters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1165872/addressed-letter-united-kingdom-operator/
Ofcom. "Total addressed letter volume in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2021, by operator (in million letters)." Chart. December 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1165872/addressed-letter-united-kingdom-operator/
Ofcom. (2021). Total addressed letter volume in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2021, by operator (in million letters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1165872/addressed-letter-united-kingdom-operator/
Ofcom. "Total Addressed Letter Volume in The United Kingdom (Uk) between 2011 and 2021, by Operator (in Million Letters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1165872/addressed-letter-united-kingdom-operator/
Ofcom, Total addressed letter volume in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2021, by operator (in million letters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1165872/addressed-letter-united-kingdom-operator/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Total addressed letter volume in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2021, by operator (in million letters) [Graph], Ofcom, December 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1165872/addressed-letter-united-kingdom-operator/