US Postal Service announces changes to shipping prices
Express Mail, Priority Mail, Parcel Select, Parcel Return Service and some international shipping products to see price changes in January.
The US Postal Service has announced that prices will change on 18 January for Express Mail, Priority Mail, Parcel Select, Parcel Return Service and some international shipping products. Overall, shipping services prices will increase an average by 5 pct. The new prices are available at www.usps.com/prices (click “New Shipping Prices” box).
New for 2009 is Commercial Plus pricing for high-volume Express Mail and Priority Mail users. New Commercial Plus prices for Express Mail are 14.5 pct less than retail on average, and for Priority Mail 7 pct less than retail on average.
This is the first time the Postal Service is adjusting prices for its shipping services on a different schedule from its mailing service price adjustments. Price changes for mailing services, including stamp prices, will be announced in February, and will be effective in May 2009.
