USPS Sees $14.1B Loss on Mail Volumes

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-15/usps-sees-14-1b-loss-on-mail-volumes-payments.html

The U.S. Postal Service may post a record $14.1 billion loss for the 2012 fiscal year as mail volumes continue to drop and Congress forces it to make a payment for future retirees’ health benefits, Chief Financial Officer Joe Corbett said.

The service, which says it may run out of cash to operate by next September, posted a 2011 net loss that narrowed to $5.1 billion in the year ended Sept. 30 because a $5.5 billion payment was delayed into fiscal 2012, Corbett said today at the service’s headquarters in Washington. The loss, including a benefits payment, was $8.5 billion a year earlier.

In September, Congress delayed the benefits payment deadline until Nov. 18. If that remains in place, the Postal Service will default on the payment, Corbett said.

The service, which is supposed to support itself financially, is closing post offices and processing plants, cutting jobs and promoting the mailing of letters and packages.

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