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USPS™ Announces New Prices for 2018
The Postal Service™ filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today of price changes to take effect Jan. 21, 2018. The new prices, if approved, include a one-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail® Forever® stamp from 49 cents to 50 cents. Postcard stamps and metered letters would also have a one-cent increase.
The proposed prices would raise Mailing Services product prices approximately 1.9 percent, and most Shipping Services products will average a 3.9 percent price increase. While Mailing Services price increases are limited based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), Shipping Services prices are adjusted strategically, according to market conditions and the need to maintain affordable services for customers.
The proposed Mailing Services price changes include:
| Product | Current | Proposed |
| Letters (1 oz.) | 49 cents | 50 cents |
| Letters additional ounces | 21 cents | 21 cents |
| Letters (metered) | 46 cents | 47 cents |
| Outbound International Letters (1 oz.) | $1.15 | $1.15 |
| Domestic Postcards | 34 cents | 35 cents |
The proposed domestic Priority Mail Flat Rate® retail price changes are:
| Product | Current | Proposed |
| Small Flat Rate Box | $7.15 | $7.20 |
| Medium Flat Rate Box | $13.60 | $13.65 |
| Large Flat Rate Box | $18.85 | $18.90 |
| APO/FPO Large Flat Rate Box | $17.35 | $17.40 |
| Regular Flat Rate Envelope | $6.65 | $6.70 |
| Legal Flat Rate Envelope | $6.95 | $7.00 |
| Padded Flat Rate Envelope | $7.20 | $7.25 |
The PRC will review the prices before they are scheduled to take effect on Jan. 21, 2018. The complete Postal Service price filings with the new prices for all products can be found on the PRC site under the Daily Listings section athttps://www.prc.gov/dockets/daily. For the Mailing Services filing, see Oct. 6, 2017, Docket No. R2018-1. For the Shipping Services filing, see Oct. 6, 2017, Docket No. CP2018-8.
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