In 2021, the annual volume of parcel shipments amounted to 5.4 billion in the UK, representing an increase of 8 percent. The year 2020 experienced an increase of 1.2 million in the annual volume of parcel shipments. Since 2015, the volume of parcel shipments (including B2B, B2C, C2B, and consumer consigned shipments) saw an annual growth of more than 1.5 billion in the United Kingdom (UK).
Annual volume of parcel shipments in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021 (in billions)
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Pitney Bowes. (October 25, 2022). Annual volume of parcel shipments in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1170645/parcel-shipping-volume-united-kingdom/
Pitney Bowes. "Annual volume of parcel shipments in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021 (in billions)." Chart. October 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1170645/parcel-shipping-volume-united-kingdom/
Pitney Bowes. (2022). Annual volume of parcel shipments in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1170645/parcel-shipping-volume-united-kingdom/
Pitney Bowes. "Annual Volume of Parcel Shipments in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2015 to 2021 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2022, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1170645/parcel-shipping-volume-united-kingdom/
Pitney Bowes, Annual volume of parcel shipments in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021 (in billions) Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1170645/parcel-shipping-volume-united-kingdom/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Annual volume of parcel shipments in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021 (in billions) [Graph], Pitney Bowes, October 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1170645/parcel-shipping-volume-united-kingdom/