The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has approved the Postal Service’s proposed price changes for some shipping products.
The changes, which USPS announced Oct. 19, include adjustments to Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes and Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelopes.
The changes represent a price increase in Priority Mail of 3.9 percent and an average increase of 3.3 percent in retail prices.
The adjusted prices are included in a report on the PRC’s site.
The price changes will take effect Jan. 22.
Earlier last week, the PRC approved the Postal Service’s proposed price changes for First-Class Mail, USPS Marketing Mail, Periodicals and Package Services.
The Priority Mail Flat Rate Box and Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope prices for these products are:
| Current | New | |
| Small flat-rate box | $6.80 | $7.15 |
| Medium flat-rate box | 13.45 | 13.60 |
| Large flat-rate box | 18.75 | 18.85 |
| Large APO/FPO flat-rate box | 16.75 | 17.35 |
| Regular flat-rate envelope | 6.45 | 6.65 |
| Legal flat-rate envelope | 6.45 | 6.95 |
| Padded flat-rate envelope | 6.80 | 7.20 |
The First-Class Mail prices for these products are:
| Current | New | |
| Letters (1 oz.) | 47 cents | 49 cents |
| Letters additional ounces | 21 cents | 21 cents |
| Letters to all international destinations | $1.15 | $1.15 |
| Postcards | 34 cents | 34 cents |
The prices before they are scheduled to take effect Jan. 22, 2017
source: USPS News Link