Global Parcel Volume Exceeds 131 Billion in 2020, up 27 Percent Year-Over-Year, Finds Pitney Bowes Parcel Shipping Index - Seite 2

The Pitney Bowes Parcel Shipping Index measures volume and spend for business-to-business, business-to-consumer, consumer-to-business and consumer-consigned shipments with weight up to 31.5 kg (70 lbs.) in 13 major markets, representing 3.8 billion people in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Germany, UK, France, Italy, Norway, Sweden, China, Japan, Australia and India. Based on proprietary and published data, the Index has become a valued industry benchmark and a reliable source of accurate forecasting since the inaugural report in 2016.

Parcel Shipping Index Findings by Region

Americas (Brazil, Canada, United States)

• Brazil’s increase in parcel volume was the highest across the study, exceeding one billion for the first time, reaching 1.2 billion in 2020 – a 46 percent increase from 0.85 billion in 2019. Its revenue per parcel showed the highest rate of decline, at -22 percent y-o-y. Brazil Post decreased its revenue market share by 15 percentage points with a 27 percent revenue share decline CAGR 2014-2020.
• Canada’s increase in revenue was one of the highest in the study at 29 percent, reaching $11.5 billion, up from $8.9 billion. Volume reached 1.6 billion, up 29 percent.
• United States generated the highest carrier revenue in the Index, at $171.4 billion, an increase of 29 percent y-o-y. Parcel volume rose by 37 percent to reach 20.2 billion. Parcels per capita reached 61 in 2020, up from 45 in the previous year. The rise of Amazon Logistics was most prominent in the US as UPS’ and FedEx’s share of both parcel volume and revenue declined. Amazon Logistics generated 109 percent y-o-y parcel revenue growth and 127 percent increase in parcel volume.

Europe (France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden, UK)

• France generated the highest revenue per parcel in the Index at $9.3. Parcel volume reached 1.6 billion, up 18 percent year over year. Revenue rose 11 percent to $14.6 billion.
• Germany generated 4.1 billion parcels in 2020, up 12 percent from 3.7 billion the previous year. Carrier revenues reached $21.6 billion, up 18 percent, while revenue per parcel rose 5 percent to $5.3. All larger carriers including DPD, DHL and GLS reported revenue growth, while smaller carriers comprising ‘others’ saw their growth decline.
• Italy saw parcel volumes exceed 1 billion for the first time, reaching 1.3 billion, up 31 percent from 2019. Carriers generated $9.6 billion in parcel revenue, a 24 percent y-o-y increase. While revenues per parcel were some of the highest in the Index at $7.4, this was a decline of 5 percent from the year prior.
• Norway generated 98.5 million parcels, up from 76 million the previous year. Revenues reached $210.7 million. Posten Norge retained 79 percent of carrier volume market share as it has every year since 2014, with revenue per parcel reaching $2.1.
• Sweden saw parcel volumes reach 170 million, up 26 percent y-o-y reaching 17 parcels per capita, an increase from 13. Carrier revenue per parcel is $2.1 and had been declining since 2016.
• UK generated the highest increase in carrier revenue across the Index, up 37 percent to $22.2 billion from $16.1 in 2019. Revenue per parcel increased – for the first time since 2016 – to $4.4. Of the major carriers, Hermes saw the biggest increase in market share (from 6 percent to 11 percent) and the highest growth in volume (63 percent). Parcels per capita rose to 74 – the highest in the Index - from 56 in 2019.

Asia Pacific (Australia, China, India, Japan)