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Ridgewood NJ, the United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of price changes to take effect Jan. 22, 2023. The new rates include a three-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 60 cents to 63 cents.
If favorably reviewed by the Commission, the proposed increases will raise First-Class Mail prices approximately 4.2 percent to offset the rise in inflation. The price changes have been approved by the Governors of the U.S. Postal Service.
The price for 1-ounce metered mail will increase to 60 cents, and the price to send a domestic postcard will increase to 48 cents. A 1-ounce letter mailed to another country would increase to $1.45. There will be no change to the single-piece letter and flat additional-ounce price, which remains at 24 cents. The Postal Service is also seeking price adjustments for Special Services products including Certified Mail, Post Office Box rental fees, money order fees and the cost to purchase insurance when mailing an item.
The proposed Mailing Services price changes include:
Product | Current Prices | Planned Prices |
---|---|---|
Letters (1 oz.) | 60 cents | 63 cents |
Letters (metered 1 oz.) | 57 cents | 60 cents |
Domestic Postcards | 44 cents | 48 cents |
International Postcards | $1.40 | $1.45 |
International Letter (1 oz.) | $1.40 | $1.45 |
As operating expenses continue to rise, these price adjustments provide the Postal Service with much needed revenue to achieve the financial stability sought by its Delivering for America 10-year plan. The prices of the U.S. Postal Service remain among the most affordable in the world.
The PRC will review the changes before they are scheduled to take effect. The complete Postal Service price filing, with prices for all products, can be found on the PRC website under the Daily Listings section at prc.gov/dockets/daily. The Mailing Services filing is Docket No. R2023-1. The price tables are also available on the Postal Service’s Postal Explorer website at pe.usps.com/PriceChange/Index.
The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
Buy rolls of stamps soon!
Not if you can help it. Go paperless, use autopay or bank ACH. Save money and put these losers out of business.
prices go up, service goes down
let fedex and ups compete
Long overdue.
The USPS is now primarily a junk mail delivery service. The time to get rid of it is LONG overdue. Save money and go paperless. Use bank ACH or put the bill on credit card autopay. Help put them out of their misery, and out of business. Find reasons NOT to use the post office. Help to kill them off. They truly suck at what they do.
I pay all my bills online. F- the post office.