Israel post company reports a 32% increase in the number of packages and 56% in their weight

The Israel post company reports a 32% increase in the number of packages and 56% in their weight, compared to the first half of 2020. Tel Aviv residents ordered 1.9 million packages, but the peak orders in relation to the size of the population are Afula and Kiryat Ata. The business that distributed the most packages is in Kiryat Yam.
Israelis order more packages and collect them at most delivery centers, according to a report published by the Israel Postal Company with data for the first half of 2021. According to the report, there was a 32% increase in orders from abroad: 25.2 million packages compared to 19.1 million in the same period last year. Item weight: Over 9,000 tons, an increase of 56% compared to last year. The peak in the half was recorded in March, when the most parcels were delivered in the postal units since the beginning of the year, 5.26 million parcels ordered from abroad, compared to 2.77 million parcels in March last year. 90% on orders.
According to the Israel Post, a click-through service launched in January 2021 and forces customers to book an appointment at a branch in 200 of the 600 Nahal Hashala mail units - 57% of all those who arrive at the post office book an appointment in advance, compared to only 6% last year. The waiting time is shortened from 12 minutes to 7 minutes in line.
The periphery continues to lead in ordering packages in relation to the size of the population: In Kiryat Ata, the most packages are ordered in relation to the size of the population: 5.7 packages per resident. Afula is in second place with 5.7 packages per resident, but smaller than Kiryat Ata in the total number of packages. BS is in third place with more than 4.5 packages per person. In fourth place is Ashdod, with an average of 4.25 packages per person.
Tel Aviv continues to lead in the number of packages ordered from abroad: 1.9 million. However, in relation to the size of the population, Tel Aviv is in fifth place, with an average of 4 packages per capita, compared to second place in the first half of last year.
Jerusalem was ranked second in the number of orders with over 1.7 million packages from abroad, and in 20th place with an average of one and a half packages per capita (almost one million residents).
2020 was not an easy year for postal customers. The Ministry of Communications recently announced that it wants to fine Israel Post NIS 1.1 million for reducing the number of hours and days of operation by 44 postal units during the third closure, in violation of the license provisions. At the same time, many complaints were received from the public and various sources about the very long waiting times that created crowds in the postal units. The Ministry of Communications' investigation also revealed that customers who booked an appointment in advance, found themselves arriving at the postal unit and finding it closed without the postal company bothering to inform them of the closing of the unit.