

Federal Mail Expenditures contains annual information about mail transactions for federal agencies that spend $1 million or more for mail services. These data come from the Simplified Mail Accountability Reporting Tool (SMART) and include items such as total expenditures by service providers and number of pieces shipped. This dataset contains data collected between 2009 - 2015.
Dataset Information:
Below are the data element descriptions for the Federal Mail Expenditures Data set.
Data Element Name |
Description |
Plain English Definition |
Fiscal Year |
The current year the data is being collected and all previous years |
The current year the data is being collected and all previous years |
Agency Abbreviation |
The abbreviation of each agency such as USDA |
The abbreviation of each agency such as USDA |
Agency Name |
The full spelling of each agency such as Department of Agriculture, etc. |
The full spelling of each agency such as Department of Agriculture, etc. |
Organization Abbreviation |
The organizations components/subagency abbreviation such as ATF for Dept of Justice, etc |
The organizations components/subagency abbreviation such as ATF for Dept of Justice, etc |
Organization Name |
The organizations full name spelled out such as Federal Bureau of Investigation under Department of Justice (Agency) |
The organizations full name spelled out such as Federal Bureau of Investigation under Department of Justice (Agency) |
Provider Type |
United States Postal Service, Expedited Service Provider - FedEx, Expedited Service Provider - UPS, Other Couriers, Fees: Contract fees, vendor fees, etc. | All Service Providers and expenditures for mail |
Mail Category |
USPS Single Piece (Meter/Stamps), USPS Permit Mail, USPS Undeliverable As Addressed, N/A |
US Postal Service specific categories for expenditures collected. |
Mail Type |
Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail. First-Class Mail, Package Services, Consolidated Mail Packages, Consolidated Mail - Number of Pieces inside, Postage Due, Business Reply Mail, Periodicals, First-Class Mail Presort, Standard Mail, Other Permit Mail, Undeliverable as Addressed, Sameday, First Overnight, Overnight, Same Day, Express Saver, Ground, Express Critical (Sameday), Next Day Air, Second Day Air, Three Day Select, Other Couriers, Equipment and Operations, Other |
These are all the mail types that are used to calculate mail expenditures and mail pieces. Types include services from the USPS, FedEx, UPS, as well as Other Couriers, Agency equipment and operation costs, and Other to include topics not noted. |
Domestic Exp |
The amount of all domestic mail expenditures by Agency and Total |
The amount of all domestic mail expenditures by Agency and Total |
International Exp |
The amount of all international mail expenditures by Agency and Total |
The amount of all international mail expenditures by Agency and Total |
Dom # of Pieces |
The number of domestic mail pieces by Agency and Total |
The number of domestic mail pieces by Agency and Total |
Int # of Pieces |
The number of international mail pieces by Agency and Total |
The number of international mail pieces by Agency and Total |
Domestic Cost per Piece |
The cost per piece of each mailpiece/item based on the domestic expenditure and pieces for each category | The cost per piece of each mailpiece/item based on the domestic expenditure and pieces for each category |
International Cost per Piece |
The cost per piece of each mailpiece/item based on the international expenditure and pieces for each category | The cost per piece of each mailpiece/item based on the international expenditure and pieces for each category |
Record Count |
The number of training certifications completed by year and total by Agency | The number of training certifications completed by year and total by Agency |