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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. [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 ...
The price of first-class Forever stamps increased from 68 cents to 73 cents July 14, an increase of more than 7%. When the USPS launched the Delivering for America plan in 2021, Forever stamps ...
The U.S. Postal Service said on Friday it will not hike stamp prices in January for the first time since January 2022 after a series of price hikes in recent years. USPS in July hiked the price of ...
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]
A USPS fact sheet about the proposed changes notes that the plan would have no impact on 75% of first-class mail. The combination of higher prices and slower delivery raises the risk that the USPS ...