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On September 25, 2013, the USPS announced a 3-cent increase in the First Class postal rate, effective January 26, 2014, increasing the price of a stamp to 49 cents. Bulk mail, periodicals, and package service rates were also increased by 6 percent. A loss of US$5 billion during the 2013 fiscal year was the reason given for the increase. [30]
In 2023 alone, the postal service reported a $6.5 billion deficit. For 2024, they project an additional $6.3 billion in losses. The most recent hike marks the fifth price increase in the past two ...
Postal service in the United States began with the delivery of stampless letters whose cost was borne by the receiving person, later encompassed pre-paid letters carried by private mail carriers and provisional post offices, and culminated in a system of universal prepayment that required all letters to bear nationally issued adhesive postage stamps.
USPS also says that the 4.2% increase for First-Class Mail will help offset inflation. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Nov. 10, showing a 7.7% ...
After increasing the price of a first-class postage stamp to 68 cents in January, the U.S. Postal Service is planning to increase the cost again in the coming days.. The USPS will bump the cost of ...
The price increase is expected to start this month. There will not be a price increase for Post Office Box rental fees. The cost of postal insurance when mailing items will go down 10%.
Title II overhauled the process in which the USPS needed to change the rate of products, limiting any increase to the consumer price index. The process that the USPS needed to go through to change rates was also significantly more efficient than the older rate setting system, going from a six month or more process to a two month process. [2]
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will raise shipping prices in early 2025 while keeping the cost of first-class stamps unchanged. The proposed price hikes, which would take effect Jan. 19, include a ...