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SEGMENT INFORMATION

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SEGMENT INFORMATION
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT INFORMATION SEGMENT INFORMATION
We have two reportable segments: U.S. Domestic Package and International Package, which are together referred to as our global small package operations. Our remaining businesses are reported as Supply Chain Solutions. Global small package operations represent our most significant business and are broken down into regional operations around the world. Regional operations managers are responsible for both domestic and export products within their geographic area. Supply Chain Solutions comprises the results of non-reportable operating segments that do not meet the quantitative and qualitative criteria of a reportable segment as defined under ASC Topic 280 – Segment Reporting.
U.S. Domestic Package
U.S. Domestic Package operations include the time-definite delivery of letters, documents and packages throughout the United States.
International Package
International Package operations include delivery to more than 200 countries and territories worldwide, including shipments wholly outside the United States, as well as shipments with either origin or destination outside the United States. Our International Package reporting segment includes our operations in Europe, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East and Africa ("EMEA"), Canada and Latin America (together "Americas") and Asia.
Supply Chain Solutions
Supply Chain Solutions includes our Forwarding, Logistics, UPS Mail Innovations, Coyote, Healthcare and other businesses. Our Forwarding, Logistics and UPS Mail Innovations businesses provide services in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide and include international air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, distribution and post-sales services, mail and consulting services. Coyote offers truckload brokerage services primarily in the United States. Our Healthcare businesses provide supply chain solutions to the healthcare and life sciences industries. Other businesses within Supply Chain Solutions include The UPS Store, UPS Capital, Roadie and Delivery Solutions.
In evaluating financial performance, we focus on operating profit as a segment’s measure of profit or loss. Operating profit is before investment income (expense) and other, interest expense and income tax expense. Certain expenses are allocated between the segments using activity-based costing methods. These activity-based costing methods require us to make estimates that impact the amount of each expense category that is attributed to each segment. Changes in these estimates directly impact the amount of expense allocated to each segment, and therefore the operating profit of each reporting segment. Our allocation methodologies are refined periodically, as necessary, to reflect changes in our businesses. There were no significant changes to our allocation methodologies in the third quarter or year-to-date periods.
Results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows (in millions):
  Three Months Ended
 September 30,		 Nine Months Ended
 September 30,
  2023 2022 2023 2022
Revenue:
U.S. Domestic Package $ 13,660  $ 15,374  $ 43,043  $ 45,957 
International Package 4,267  4,799  13,225  14,748 
Supply Chain Solutions 3,134  3,988  9,773  12,600 
Consolidated revenue $ 21,061  $ 24,161  $ 66,041  $ 73,305 
Operating Profit:
U.S. Domestic Package $ 571  $ 1,666  $ 3,639  $ 5,157 
International Package 630  997  2,341  3,306 
Supply Chain Solutions 142  450  684  1,436 
Consolidated operating profit $ 1,343  $ 3,113  $ 6,664  $ 9,899