The Pitney Bowes Parcel Shipping Index measures parcel volume and spend for business-to-business, business-to-consumer, consumer-to-business and consumer consigned shipments with weight up to 31.5kg (70 pounds) across 13 countries. 13 major markets generated $279 billion in parcel revenue in 2017 (Up 11% YOY). The Index expects global shipping volume to surpass 100 billion parcels in 2020 in aggregate across the 13 countries reviewed: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States. United States Tops Shipping Revenue: The United States ranks highest in parcel shipping revenue at $107 billion, generating 38 percent of the total revenue of the 13 countries. China ($73 billion) and Japan ($25 billion) follow. The average shipping price of a parcel is $8.95 in the US, compared to $1.83 in China and $2.64 in Japan. More details on all regions on the landing page: https://www.pitneybowes.com/us/shipping-index.html

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Pitney Bowes
Parcel Shipping Index
*The 13 countries in the study are Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Norway,
Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States
China, the US, and Japan are the
top three countries for 2017
parcel shipping volume
Parcel
volume
grew
17%
20172016
China
40B
76 48 41
US
12B
Total Revenue
Japan
10B
China was the largest
market in parcel
volume growth at
28%
year-over-year
The closest country
to China in terms of
year-over-year
growth is India at
15%
Japan was tops with
76 parcels shipped
per person
2017 Per Capita Shipping
Germany averaged
41 parcels shipped
per person
The UK followed at
48 parcels shipped
per person
The United States ranked highest
generating 38% of the total
revenue of the 13 countries
$279B
$107B
38%
2017 Parcel Shipping Revenue
2017 Parcel Shipping Volume
2017 Parcel Volume Growth
Parcel Shipping reaches $279 Billion in revenue globally,
according to the Pitney Bowes Parcel Shipping Index
Global Shipping Volume to Reach 100 Billion by 2020
parcels are
shipped globally
Every second
2,300
This represents
22parcels shipped
per person
64B
parcels
75B
parcels
in parcel revenue
in 2017
The 13 countries*
in the study generated
$279B