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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.
In 2022, 15.8 million people — 10.4% of the U.S. labor force — worked in transportation, warehousing and related industries — a 5.0% increase from 2021.”
On January 26, 2014, the postal service raised the price of First-class postage stamps to 49 cents. Rates for other mail, including postcards and packages, also increased. [52] Starting in 2005, the USPS offered customers the ability to design and purchase custom stamps, which were offered through third-party providers, like Stamps.com and Zazzle.
Between 2021 and 2023, USPS has raised the postage rate four times. [140] 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. [141] It also reported that its projected ten-year losses had been reduced from $160 billion to $70 ...
The USPS will bump the cost of a first-class Forever stamp to 73 cents on July 14, a 5% jump from the previous price point and 10 cents above the price at the start of 2023.
Now is the time to stock up on stamps, and the clock is ticking. The United States Postal Service announced a big increase in the price of first class forever stamps. Stamp prices will increase ...
The United States Postal Service will be raising shipping prices after the holidays, it recently announced.. Ground Advantage prices will go up 5.4%, Priority Mail will increase by 5.7%, and ...
This practice began in 1975, when there was uncertainty as to the timing and extent of a rate increase from ten cents for the first ounce of first-class postage as the end of the year approached. Christmas stamps were released without denomination, giving the United States Postal Service (USPS) flexibility to refrain from reprinting hundreds of ...