8% fewer packages in Germany: ‘Recovery in sight’
The courier, express, and parcel sector in Germany, known as KEP for short, faced turbulent times in 2022. There were 360 million fewer packages delivered than in the peak year of 2021. This translates to a 7.9 percent decline in package volume in Germany. In total, 4.15 billion shipments were delivered last year in the private and business markets, as reported by the German Parcel and Express Logistics Association (BIEK) in its KEP Study 2023. The sector’s revenue also declined,…