Even Without Christmas: Big Parcel Boom in Austria
According to the Post Monitor of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (RTR), more than 200 million packages have been transported in the country in the first half of this year. This is an 8 percent increase compared to the first half of last year. Including Christmas parcels, the RTR expects around 420 million parcel shipments this year.
According to the RTR announcement on Tuesday, almost 185 million packages were delivered domestically. 16 million packages were sent abroad.
Parcel Boom 2024 in Austria
"Experience shows that the Christmas business is a booster for the volume of parcel shipments every year," says RTR boss Klaus Steinmaurer. "We conservatively estimate that a total of 417 million packages will be transported in Austria for the entire year 2024." Compared to 2023, this would represent an increase of 6 percent.
In view of the increasing volume of parcels during Advent, the pressure on the deliverers also increases, Katarina Pokorny, the division head for transport and traffic in the Vienna Social Democratic Economic Association (SWV), pointed out in a statement. There are often "unfair blame" against parcel deliverers. Therefore, a "rethinking of clients and public perception" is needed, Pokorny demands.
Fewer and Fewer Letters
The RTR counted 262 million letter shipments in the first half of the year. This was a decrease of 8 percent compared to the same period last year. For 2024, the authority expects a shipment volume of 506 million letters (minus 6.6 percent). Letters have been written - or at least sent - less and less recently.
(APA/Red)
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