[SFDXA] JANUARY 22, 2012 MAILING SERVICES PRICE CHANGE

[Bill Marx]

I sent the reminder out but here is the actual pricing I sent out last 
October

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*