First Price Increase In Three Years for Commercial Priority Mail
Scheduled for January 2016
· No Increase in Forever Stamp Prices or Other Mailing Product Prices
· No Increase in Shipping Prices Until After the Holiday Season
WASHINGTON — Today the United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of proposed price changes for its Shipping Services products to take effect next year, following the conclusion of the holiday season. The filing does not include any price increase for First-Class Mail or any other Postal Service Mailing product such as the Forever stamp.
The Postal Service continues to provide excellent value and reliability for the shipping industry along with convenient choices for consumers. The average Shipping Services price change is 9.5 percent which results in an average shipping price of less than $5.50 per shipment across all shipping products.
The new prices, if approved, represent the first price increase in more than three years for commercial Priority Mail. The average price increase for Priority Mail is 9.8 percent; when calculated over the three-year period since the last increase, the overall Priority Mail price change averages less than 3.3 percent per year.
The PRC will review the prices before they are scheduled to become effective on Jan. 17, 2016. The complete Postal Service price filing with the new prices for all Shipping Services products can be found on the PRC website under the Daily Listings section: http://www.prc.gov/dockets/daily.
The Postal Service continues to enable America’s e-commerce growth and enhance its portfolio of mailing and shipping solutions to best meet the evolving needs of our business and residential customers.
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund our operations. The price changes which the Postal Service has proposed today help to fund our infrastructure and support our ability to provide prompt, reliable and efficient universal service to the American public.
They do not want priority any longer….
Why??? does the top brass need a bigger bonus?? Gas prices are at the lowest in 2 years if anything they should be cutting prices. Unless they are expecting a big raise for workers with this being a contract year ? My vote is NO on the price increase . The parcel service has been getting worse in time. I receive more damaged and or late packages now than ever before. Get rid of the unneeded managers and use that as extra funds needed. District managers and the staff for them. Save millions.
Is this extra cost to customers for more service & shorter lines in the Lobby? Or to cover more incentives for Mngt.?
Really? A complaint would be typical. Maybe it’s because parcels are saving our jobs. Adding parcel routes to some towns. Maybe to set up the infrastructure to handle parcels better. Just trying to look at it in a mature manner. I’m sure management needs incentives to work in an office with whiners like you.
IF < this means 91/2% on Amazon, UPS , FEDEX and not to the consumer , alright !
If not , what a crock ! !