[Dx-qsl] New Canada Post Rates

[VR2BrettGraham]

Is interesting - Canada Post buys IRCs from UPU for SDR0.74, which is
about CAD1.40.  Canada Post exchanges IRCs for CAD1.70.  That is 21%
above their cost.  So maybe this is why they sell IRCs for CAD4.0 - a 285%
mark up.  It looks especially bad if you compare what an IRC gets you there
compared to its face value: a little over 40%.

Compare this to USA, where it costs USPS USD1.16 to buy an IRC from
UPU.  These are exchanged for USD0.98, about 16% below cost.  They
sell an IRC for USD2.1, which is 81% above their cost.  What an IRC gets
you compared to its face value: about half.

IRCs here are sold for 1.55 times their cost from UPU, which is one-third
of their cost to HKPost & are exchanged for about one-fifth their face value.

IRCs only make cents for POs, though maybe in NA they aren't as dear
as they seem.  ;^)

73, ex-VR2BG/p.