USPS Increases Rates on Jan. 21
http://ift.tt/2zSxj28 Forever stamps will increase from 49 to 50 cents on Jan. 21. On that day, Mailing Services product prices will rise “approximately 1.9 percent, and most Shipping Services products will average a 3.9 percent price increase,” according to the USPS. In a show of its resolve to do so, USPS filed a Priority Mail amendment with the PRC on Friday. This price rise is slated to occur after the USPS delivers more than 15 billion pieces of mail at the old prices during Holiday 2017. Noting the PRC’s power to approve the requested hikes, USPS announced on Oct. 6:
While most of Friday’s filing is redacted (Opens as a PDF) USPS did say in October what it expected to charge for Priority Mail: “The new Shipping Services product prices would increase Priority Mail 3.9 percent and Priority Mail Retail an average of 0.8 percent.” Here are the price breakdowns, based on product, its current rate and its proposed increase:
What do you think, marketers? Please respond in the comments section below. Printing and Mailing News via Target Marketing November 27, 2017 at 04:05PM
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