An overview of the USPS changes is provided below:
Mailing Services Highlights:
- First Class Letters (1 oz.) – 1 cent increase (from 44¢ to 45¢)
- Letters additional ounces – unchanged at 20¢
- Postcards – 3 cent increase
- Letters to Canada or Mexico (1 oz.) – 5 cent increase
- Letters to other international destinations (1 oz.) – 7 cent increase
- Price changes for other Mailing Services, including Standard Mail, Package Services and Extra Services
- The overall price change for all Shipping Services is 4.6%, with Priority Mail prices increasing an average 3.1% and Express Mail prices increasing an average 3.4%
Express Mail:
- Express Mail lower retail prices for half- and one-pound packages to local and close-in areas
- Updated pricing for Flat Rate Envelope
Priority Mail:
- Updated domestic retail pricing for Priority Mail Flat Rate products
Prices will also be adjusted for other Shipping Services products and services, including International Mail.
This update also includes ZIP/Zone changes that went into effect on November 12, 2011 with a grace period ending January 28, 2012. Full Details of the January 22, 2012 USPS Price Change
