The Holiday Rush

tHE HOLUBAY RUSH ups December 19 kicks off UPS's Peak Week, the company's busiest shipping week of the year. This year, UPS expects a flurry of last-minute shopping and shipping. WHY WILL THIS PEAK WEEK TOP OTHERS? ONLINE SHOPPERS ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND $37.6 AS CONSUMERS WRAP UP THEIR HOLIDAY SHOPPING, ON AVERAGE AMERICANS WILL SPEND $764 ON GIFTS IN BILLION THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, UP 15% FROM 2010 2011, UP 7% FROM 2010* $37.6 $31.9 BILLION BILLION $711 $764 BUNOV 2010 AVERAGE 2011 AVERAGE IN 2010 IN 2011 BY AN AMERICAN BY AN AMERICAN TO HANDLE THE INCREASE... UPS EXPECTS TO DELIVER UPS WILL MANAGE 58+ MILLION ONLINE PACKAGE TRACKING ON PEAK SHIPPING DAY REQUESTS DEC. 20, THE BUSIEST TRACKING DAY OF THE YEAR DECEMBER 120 58+ 22 MILLION PACKAGES THIS WEEK MILLION UPS DRIVERS WILL DELIVER ALMOST 300 PACKAGES 1234567890 PER SECOND UPS WILL SORT AS MANY AS 3 MILLION EXPRESS SHIPMENTS EVERY 24 HOURS AT WORLDPORT DURING PEAK WEEK 3 MILLION/24 HRS. TO ARRIVE BY CHRISTMAS EVE... DECEMBER 20 DECEMBER 22 DECEMBER 23 UPS 3 DAY SELECTSM UPS NEXT DAY AIR PACKAGES NEED TO BE UPS 2ND DAY AIR® PACKAGES NEED TO BE PACKAGES NEED TO BE SHIPPED BY DEC, 20 SHIPPED BY DEC. 22 SHIPPED BY DEC, 23 INDICATE SATURDAY DELIVERY INDICATE SATURDAY DELIVERY Ups WEOLOGISTICS *SOURCE: COMSCORE SOURCE: GALLUP