[SFDXA] U.S. Postal Service Announces New Prices for 2023

[Bill]

 From Tony N2MFT:

Oct. 7, 2022


  U.S. Postal Service Announces New Prices for 2023

Forever Stamp to Rise Three Cents

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, 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:

U.S. Postal Service Announces New Prices for 2023

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 itsDelivering for America 
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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/ <https://www.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/ <https://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.

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2022/1007-usps-announces-new-prices-for-2023.htm


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