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This follows an increase in January 2024 and marks the sixth increase since January 2021. Despite these ongoing price hikes, the United States maintains relatively inexpensive postage compared to other developed countries. A 2024 study by the USPS Inspector General found that the U.S. had a lower stamp price than 26 out of 30 comparable countries.
Between 2007 and 2016, the USPS lost $62.4 billion; the inspector general of the USPS estimated that $54.8 billion of that (87%) was due to prefunding retiree benefits. [13] By the end of 2019, the USPS had $160.9 billion in debt, due to growth of the Internet, the Great Recession, and prepaying for employee benefits as stipulated in PAEA. [14]
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Between 2021 and 2023, USPS has raised the postage rate four times. [150] In May 2023, USPS reported a $2.5 billion loss over the year's first quarter, with approximately $500 million of that figure related to costs within the agency's control. [151] It also reported that its projected ten-year losses had been reduced from $160 billion to $70 ...
USPS gave a sneak peek at other stamps coming next year. (Scripps News)
The U.S. Postal Service had a lot to contend with this year between a pandemic, an election that relied heavily on mail-in ballots and a change in leadership that resulted in some questionable ...
The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 is a federal statute intended to address "the finances and operations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)", [1] specifically to lift budget requirements imposed on the Service by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act [2] and require it to continue six-day-a-week delivery of mail.
Back in July, the price of a first-class stamp jumped from from 68 cents to 73 cents, marking the largest increase since 2019. The USPS has steadily raised postal rates in recent years, with stamp ...