2012 USPS Rate Increase
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.
Learn More about the 2012 Rate Increase (at USPS.com)
Instructions for Updating your Mailing Machine for the 2012 Rate Change
Postal Service Ends Third Quarter with $3.5 Billion Loss
WASHINGTON, August 5, 2010 — The U.S. Postal Service ended the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 (April 1 – June 30) with a net loss of $3.5 billion, compared with a net loss of $2.4 billion for the same quarter last year. Third-quarter mail volume totaled 40.9 billion pieces – down approximately 700 million pieces, or 1.7 percent, compared to a year ago. Read Full Story (USPS website).