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2008 USPS Rate Increase

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New Prices Coming May 12, 2008

 
 
On May 12 the USPS will again adjust prices for mailing services — First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services, and Special Services. The average increase by class of mail is at or below the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

A First-Class Mail 1 oz mail piece will be 42¢.

Pricing highlights:
No change in the First-Class Mail single-piece additional-ounce price.
Lower additional-ounce price for presorted First-Class Mail letters.
Lower pound price for Standard Mail saturation and high-density flats.
Shape-based pricing for First-Class Mail International letters, flats, and parcels.
First-Class Mail International price groups expand from five to nine groups.

Select prices:
 
First-Class Mail letter (1 oz.)
$0.42
First-Class Mail letter (2 oz.)
$0.59
Postcard
$0.27
First-Class Mail large envelope (2 oz.)
$1.00
Certified Mail
$2.70
First-Class Mail International to Canada and Mexico (1 oz.)
$0.72
First-Class Mail International to all other countries (1 oz.)
$0.94

The Post Office will announce new prices for shipping services — Express Mail, Priority Mail, Parcel Select, and International Mail — in March.

Consistent with The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, the USPS will adjust their mailing services prices each May. By law, these prices can increase on average no more than the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index. The Postal Service plans to provide 90 days' notice of the new prices each year, to help mailers prepare for the change.

 

Full deails on the proposed changes for First Class and Standard Mail.