ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

(6) ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

	January 31,		April 30,
	2017		2016
Fulfillment services	$	5,807	$	6,712
Real estate operations		891		1,535
Corporate operations		265		206
	$	6,963	$	8,453

The January 31, 2017 accounts payable and accrued expenses total included customer postage deposits of $3,797,000, accrued expenses of $1,448,000, trade payables of $530,000 and other of $1,188,000. The April 30, 2016 accounts payable and accrued expenses total included customer postage deposits of $3,947,000, accrued expenses of $1,998,000, trade payables of $837,000 and other of $1,671,000.