Table 11.17 : INCOMING AND OUTGOING MAIL AND STAMPS SOLD, 2001 - 2008
  Letter / Article (In '000) Postage ( In ' 000 Rf )
Year  Incoming   Outgoing   Stamps Sold   Total Postage 
2001 962 1,507 16,628 17,641
2002 712 1,415 16,670 19,480
2003 708 1,434 16,807 21,812
2004 610 1,363 16,529 19,512
2005 513 845 10,242 13,131
2006 427 1,034 12,952 10,022
2007 345 952 12,093 15,543
2008 302   835   11,194   14,201
Source: Maldives Post Limited
Table 11.18 : TOTAL DOMESTIC MAIL VOLUME, 2003 -  2008
Locality 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 507,292 365,553 344,485 415,359 347,449 336905.2
Within Male' 78,413 88,909 95,166 174,803 129,489 168627.2
From Male' to Atolls 174,448 87,524 97,700 104,143 96,974 103039
From Atolls to Male' 15,049 16,027 15,274 14,173 14,029 22917
From Foreign to the Atolls 141,235 88,198 31,857 30,434 19,033 19412
From Atolls to Foreign 24,037 23,892 16,987 20,427 17,130 22910
Fast POST Service 74,110 61,003 87,501 71,379 70,794 675818.4
Male' - Male' 55,517 46,044 72,895 57,789 57,002 65858
Male' - Addoo 2,797 1,861 2,141 1,539 1,466 1882
Addoo - Male' 4,678 4,045 3,611 3,670 3,792 4106
Male' - Fuvammulah  964 628 712 478 509 644
Fuvammulah - Male' 1,683 1,373 1,483 1,299 1,371 1327
Male' - Thinadhoo 1,023 739 765 578 569 586
Thinadhoo - Male' 1,782 1,787 1,618 1,727 1,428 1553
Male' - Kulhuduffushi 858 580 450 479 706 432
Kulhuduffushi - Male' 3,090 2,883 2,692 1,568 2,252 2278
Male' - Hanimaadhoo 532 248 234 201 246 238.1
Hanimaadhoo - Male' 299 167 137 1056 217 193
Male' - Fonadhoo 440 312 282 234 299 344
Fonadhoo - Male' 447 336 314 366 477 352
Male' - Dhihdhoo - 85 101 230 276 285
Dhihdhoo - Male' - 60 66 165 184 190
Source: Maldives Post Limited