Definition: Letter-post service

Category: Postal statistics

Letter-post services consist of items of correspondence (ordinary letters and postcards, direct mail, registered mail, insured mail) and other letter-post items (books, catalogues, newspapers and periodicals). These items are to be conveyed and delivered at the address indicated by the sender on the item itself or on its wrapping. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Glossary:Letter_post_service Statistics Explained, a distinct section of the official Eurostat website presenting all statistical topics in an easily understandable way, Postal statistics