Spanish national postal operator Correos is expecting to double its export parcel volumes to165,000 shipments during the Christmas period in December after a 65% increase in November compared
to the monthly average.The increase in exported parcels is mainly due to a 23% rise in parcels shipped by immigrantsliving in Spain to their homes in Latin America. The destinations with a major increase are Bolivia(+80%), Argentina (+38%) and Brazil (+30%).
In November, the number of import parcels sent to Spain for distribution within the countryincreased by 25% to 180,000 parcels compared to the same period last year. For December, it isassumed that more than 220,000 parcels will be distributed in Spain, coming to a major extent fromthe EU countries, especially France and Germany.
All types of parcel products are growing, Correos pointed out. Deferred and guaranteeddelivery parcels are up by 15% while express shipments increased by 11.35%.
According to the latest figures from the Kahala Group of international postal operators,which includes Correos, more than half of the express parcels and 75% of postal shipments worldwideare handled by Kahala members. In Spain, there was a 45% increase in shipments from Asian countriesin November compared to the same month last year.
