The proposed prices, which would take effect January 27, 2019, would raise Mailing Services product prices approximately 2.5 percent. Shipping Services price increases vary by product. For example, Priority Mail Express will increase 3.9 percent and Priority Mail will increase 5.9 percent. Although Mailing Services price increases are based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), Shipping Services prices are primarily adjusted according to market conditions.
If favorably reviewed by the PRC, the new prices will include a 5-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp, from 50 cents to 55 cents. The single-piece additional ounce price will be reduced to 15 cents, so a two-ounce stamped letter, such as a typical wedding invitation, will cost less to mail, decreasing from 71 cents to 70 cents.
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The proposed Mailing
Services price changes include:
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Product
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Current
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Proposed
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Letters (1
oz.)
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50
cents
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55 cents
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Letters additional
ounces
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21 cents
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15 cents
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Letters (metered 1
oz.)
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47 cents
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50 cents
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Outbound
International Letters (1 oz.)
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$1.15
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$1.15
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Domestic
Postcards
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35
cents
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35 cents
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The proposed domestic
Priority Mail Retail Flat Rate price changes are:
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Product
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Current
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Proposed
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Small Flat Rate
Box
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$7.20
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$ 7.90
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Medium Flat Rate
Box
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$13.65
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$14.35
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Large Flat Rate
Box
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$18.90
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$19.95
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APO/FPO Large Flat
Rate
Box
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$17.40
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$18.45
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Regular Flat Rate
Envelope
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$ 6.70
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$ 7.35
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Legal Flat Rate
Envelope
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$ 7.00
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$ 7.65
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Padded Flat Rate
Envelope
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$ 7.25
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$ 8.00
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First-Class Package Service, a lightweight expedited offering used
primarily by businesses for fulfillment purposes, will move to zone-based
pricing to better align with the cost of service and improve value based on
distance.
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