The rate hikes are part of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's 10-year Delivering for America plan, intended to chip away at the Postal Service's mammoth debt.
More detailed pricing information can be found on the Postal Service's Postal Explorer website. There was no price increase for Parcel Select Ground or USPS Connect Local, which allows businesses to offer same-day and next-day delivery for local customers. The new rates are still "well below the rate of inflation," the Postal Service said in a statement. Priority Mail Express became 6.6% more expensive, First Class Package Service prices were bumped up by 7.8% and Priority Mail commercial rates increased by about 3.6%. The US Postal Service increased the cost of sending packages via Priority Mail by about 5.5%. You can buy stamps at online retailers like Amazon or directly at the US Postal Service website. First-class stamps increased from 60 cents to 63 cents, while international letters and postcards jumped from $1.40 to $1.45. The cost of first-class mail went up about 4.2% on average. Read more: What's the Cheapest Way to Ship: UPS, FedEx or US Postal Service? How much is the price of stamps going up? The scheme includes $2bn of investment in upgrading the service’s technology, while $20bn is to be spent on its mail and packaging processing network.Here's what you need to know about stamp prices, including what the new rates are and what you can do to delay paying more. Unveiled in 2021, the 10-year Delivering for America plan seeks to “ transform the United States Postal Service from an organization in financial and operational crisis to one that is self-sustaining and high performing”, the USPS says.
“As inflation and increased operating expenses continue, these price adjustments will help with the implementation of the Delivering for America plan, including a $40 billion investment in core Postal Service infrastructure over the next ten years,” the USPS said in a statement in April. Prices rises key Delivering for America plan - USPS
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Take a look at the USPS’s full updated price list USPS: main first-class postage prices at a glance The price of a domestic package (up to 13 ounces) now starts at $4.50. Meanwhile, a postcard sent within the US now costs 44 cents, up from 40 cents, and the price of an international letter has risen from $1.30 to $1.40. 10-cent rise on price of international letter Metered stamps, which tend to be used by businesses, are printed directly onto mail using a postage meter. Bloomberg Getty Metered first-class postage up by four centsĪ standard-sized one ounce letter mailed using metered first-class postage will cost 57 cents per stamp - a four-cent rise on its former price. Full screen A United States Postal Service (USPS) employee outside a post office in Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday.
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