New Prices Coming May 12

On May 12 we will adjust prices for mailing services — First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services, and Special Services. The average increase by class of mail is at or below the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

A First-Class Mail stamp will be 42¢. Customers can continue to use the Forever Stamps they purchased for 41¢, even after the price change. We will have 5 billion Forever Stamps in stock to meet increased demand before the price change. Forever Stamps are widely available through Post Offices, Contract Postal Units, consignment locations, Automated Postage Centers, vending, and online. We also will have a 62¢ stamp available shortly after May 12 for 1-ounce nonmachinable First-Class Mail letters, such as square greeting cards.

Pricing highlights:

§          No change in the First-Class Mail single-piece additional-ounce price.

§          Lower additional-ounce price for presorted First-Class Mail letters.

§          Lower pound price for Standard Mail saturation and high-density flats.

§          Shape-based pricing for First-Class Mail International letters, flats, and parcels.

§          First-Class Mail International price groups expand from five to nine groups.

Select prices:

See usps.com/prices for all mailing services prices and links to downloadable pricing files, and additional information. We will announce new prices for shipping services — Express Mail, Priority Mail, Parcel Select, and International Mail — in March.

Consistent with The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, we will adjust our mailing services prices each May. By law, these prices can increase on average no more than the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index. We plan to provide 90 days' notice of the new prices each year, to help mailers prepare for the change.