Inflation Drives Postage Higher; No End In Sight
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) for postage rate hikes to take effect July 9, 2023 (click for rates). The [...]
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USPS RATE HIKE JANUARY 22, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC — New U.S. Postage Rates take effect January 22, 2023. The new rates include a three-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 60 [...]
RATE HIKE: Priority Mail 5.5%, Express 6.6% Effective January 22
Priority Mail Up 5.5%; Priority Express Up 6.6% No price increase for Parcel Select Ground, Connect Local Reduced pricing for some Retail Priority Mail Flat-Rate products [...]
NEXT RATE HIKE JANUARY 2023
UPDATE: Here are the details of the January 22, 2023 rate hike. WASHINGTON, DC — The Postal Service will likely raise postage rates in January 2023, as inflation is [...]
USPS Postage Price List Effective July 10, 2022; New Postage Statements
Here are U.S. Postage Rates effective July 10, 2022 (click to read). JULY 2022 POSTAGE STATEMENTS Here are the draft July 2022 Postage Statements reflecting the July 10 [...]
NEW POSTAGE RATES effective August 29, 2021
HOLIDAY SURCHARGES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 3-DECEMBER 26 for Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, Parcel Select Ground, and USPS Retail Ground – CLICK FOR RATES The U.S. [...]
INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE RATE HIKES JANUARY 24, 2021
The USPS has filed notice that international mail rates will jump in 2021 as follows: Global Express Guaranteed – 0.9% Priority Mail Express International – 3.6% [...]
REVIEW OF 2021 POSTAGE HIKES
Steven Phelps, Manager of Regulatory Reporting and Cost Analysis made the following presentation about the upcoming postage rates hikes … (click to read [...]
USPS 2021 Rates & Forms Effective January 24
WASHINGTON, DC — United States Postal Service postage rates and fees increase effective January 24, 2021. Here are the new rates and postage forms: Click for 2021 USPS [...]
Postal Pricing: What The Future Holds
Sharon Owens, USPS Vice President Pricing and Costing, outlined coming changes in mail classifications and postage rates at the AIM meeting in February … (click to see [...]
Supreme Court Rejects UPS Appeal Of Postal Rates
The Supreme Court rejected UPS’s request to appeal a lower court ruling that upheld the way the USPS prices parcels … (click to read [...]
Will Raising Postage Rates Speed Volume Decline?
Top postal officials want to keep raising prices to solve financial problems, but the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers argues price hikes could accelerate volume declines [...]
New Mailing Rates Bring Challenges, Opportunities in 2019
Pitney Bowes Inc. noted that the recent rate increases by FedEx and UPS and the pending January 27 rate increase for the U.S. Postal Service will prompt U.S. businesses to [...]
First Rate Hike In January; When Is Second Hike
WASHINGTON, DC — Business mailers are generally relieved with the USPS 2019 rate hike announcement. First-Class Mail and Standard Mail bulk rates will rise modestly on [...]
Mailers Face Big Rate Hikes In 2019 Because Of This …
With Inflation Currently Near 3%, Mailers Face A Potential 2019 Rate Hike of 6% Under New PRC Plan WASHINGTON, DC — As the industry awaits the Presidential Task Force [...]
Court Upholds USPS Pricing Methodology
The U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on May 25, 2018 upheld the Postal Regulatory Commission’s method for setting postage rates on competitive products [...]
The Next Postage Rate Hike: Structural Changes Under Consideration
The USPS has released the presentation, “Structural Changes Under Consideration for the Next Price Change,” given by Steven R. Phelps, Manager, Regulatory [...]
Mailers Face New Postage Rates, Regulations In January
The New Year brings many postal rate and regulation changes for business mailers. Here are links to the key changes in January 2018: New Postage Rates Effective January 21, [...]
PRC’s Blueprint For Regulating Future Postal Rates & Classes
The Postal Regulatory Commission released its proposed changes for how the U.S. Postal Service sets postage rates for its primary mail classes — First-Class Mail, [...]
YIKES! Mailers Will Pay Up To 3% More Plus Inflation With PRC Ruling
The Postal Regulatory Commission found that the current rate-setting system has not been effective, but not so bad as to remove the inflation price cap on any First-Class, [...]