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Postal Service Net Income/Loss By Year
2019 - $8.8 billion loss
2018 - $3.9 billion loss
2017 - $2.7 billion loss
2016 - $5.6 billion loss
2015 - $5.1 billion loss
2014 - $5.5 billion loss
2013 - $5 billion loss
2012 - $15.9 billion loss
2011 - $5.1 billion loss
2010 - $8.5 billion loss
2009 - $3.8 billion loss
2008 - $2.8 billion loss
2007 - $5.1 billion loss
2006 - $900 million surplus
2005 - $1.4 billion surplus
2004 - $3.1 billion surplus
2003 - $3.9 billion surplus
2002 - $676 million loss
2001 - $1.7 billion loss
COVID-19 Pandemic Threatens Postal Service Survival
In April 2020, lawmakers warned that losses related the novel coronavirus COVID-19 flu pandemic could threaten the Postal Service’s very existence.
“The Postal Service is in need of urgent help as a direct result of the coronavirus crisis,” said the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. “Based on a number of briefings and warnings this week about a critical fall-off in mail across the country, it has become clear that the Postal Service will not survive the summer without immediate help from Congress and the White House. Every community in America relies on the Postal Service to deliver vital goods and services, including life-saving medications.”
Already burdened by a negative net worth of $65 billion and an additional $140 billion in unfunded liabilities, the USPS originally expected to run out of liquidity by 2021 without help from Congress. However, with fewer people and businesses because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the quasi-governmental Postal Service—which relies on user fees rather than taxes—could be forced to close its doors as early as June 2020, lawmakers warned. Despite the dire warnings, however, the USPS received no additional funding in the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus and relief package legislation signed by President Trump on March 27, 2020.
“The Postal Service needs America's help, and we must answer this call,” said leaders of the Committee on Oversight and Reform. “These negative effects could be even more dire in rural areas, where millions of Americans are sheltering in place and rely on the Postal Service to deliver essential staples,” the lawmakers warned.
https://www.thoughtco.com/postal-service-losses-by-year-3321043