[SFDXA] JANUARY 22, 2012 MAILING SERVICES PRICE CHANGE

[WILLIAM MARX]

JANUARY 22, 2012 MAILING SERVICES PRICE CHANGE
BACKGROUND: 
Prices for most Postal Service mailing services will change on January 22, 2012. 
Mailing services includes First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package 
Services and Extra Services. Prices for shipping services will also change on 
January 22. We will provide customers the new shipping services prices later 
this fall. 

While actual percentage price increases for various products and services 
varies, the overall average price increase across all mailing services is capped 
by law at 2.1 percent, the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price 
Index. 

FIRST-CLASS MAIL HIGHLIGHTS: 
■ Letters (1 oz.) – 1-cent increase to 45 cents. This is the first increase in 
the price of a First-Class Mail stamp since May 2009. 

■ Single-piece letters additional ounce rate – unchanged at 20 cents. 
■ Postcards – 3-cent increase to 32 cents 
■ Letters to Canada or Mexico (1 oz.) – 5-cent increase to 85 cents 
■ Letters to other international destinations – 7-cent increase to $1.05 
■ The second ounce will be free for First-Class Mail Presort pieces weighing 
between one and two ounces. 

ADDITIONAL PRICE ADJUSTMENT HIGHLIGHTS: 
■ The price increase for Standard Mail Letters is slightly below the overall 
average at less than 1.9 percent 

■ A new 3-month pricing option will be available to rent PO Boxes for people on 
the move and others that need a PO Box for a shorter time period. 

■ Delivery Confirmation will be free for several parcel products as the Postal 
Service continues to make tracking an integral component of parcels mailed at 
commercial rates. 

PERCENTAGE OF PRICE CHANGE BY CLASS OF MAIL: 
Class  Percent Change  
First-Class Mail  2.133  
Standard Mail  2.124  
Periodicals  2.133  
Package Services  2.133  
Extra Services  -0.663*