<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKwa mfano, katika ripoti ya mwaka wa 1998, Serikali ya Marekani ilitoa takwimu za kifedha na za uendeshaji za mwaka wa fedha 1998.  <response>: And, as you probably know, in presenting estimates of its future needs, the Postal Service used financial and operational data from fiscal year 1998 as a benchmark. 