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280. La Poste

Rank: 280 (Previous rank: 239)
CEO: Georges Lefebvre
Employees: 295,742
Address: 44 Blvd. de Vaugirard
Paris, 75757
Country: France
Website: www.laposte.com

	$ millions	% change from 2007
Revenues	30,487.1	-4.6
Profits	774.3	-40.0
Assets	172,758.9	—
Stockholders' equity	4,520.3	—

Profits as % of
Revenues	2.5
Assets	0.4

Industry: Mail, Package and Freight Delivery

Rank	Company	Global 500 rank	Revenues ($ millions)
1	Deutsche Post	54	98,708.0
2	U.S. Postal Service	84	74,932.0
3	United Parcel Service	143	51,486.0


4	FedEx	200	37,953.0
5	La Poste	280	30,487.1
6	Poste Italiane	339	26,129.0

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From the July 20, 2009 issue

Figures prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards.
Government owned 50% or more.

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