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Mailing Services Price Change Effective April 17, 2011 January 2011 1 2011 Mailing Services Price Change GBPCC L & L Andrée Kater Manager, Business Mail Entry Alabama District U.S. Postal Service March 17, 2011
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Mailing Services Price ChangeEffective April 17, 2011
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2011 Mailing Services Price Change
GBPCC L & L Andrée Kater
Manager, Business Mail Entry Alabama District
U.S. Postal Service March 17, 2011
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Agenda Timeline CPI cap Changes by class of mail
First-Class Mail Standard Mail Periodicals Package Services Extra Services and Fees
Resources
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PRC Determination Feb 16
34 days
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Timeline
Preparation Regulatory Review Implementation45 days 49 daysPrice development
Notify PRC Jan 13 April 17, 2011April 17, 2011
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The Price Cap Based on Consumer Price Index PRC formula a moving average of CPI data Current calculation of cap is 1.741%
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First-Class Mail
Product % Change
Single-piece Letters & Cards 0.5
Flats 5.3
Parcels 3.8
Presort Letters & Cards 1.8
International 4.0
1.7% overall increase 44-cent stamp (no change)
New commemoratives issued as Forever Stamps Nonmachinable surcharge (no change) New! Parcels: retail/commercial price distinction
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First-Class Mail Single-Piece Letters and Postcards
Additional ounce increases by three cents to $0.20Postcards increase by one cent to $0.29
ParcelsSame price for one to three ounce piecesNew! Retail and commercial base price categories
First-Class Mail InternationalLetters & postcards to Canada and Mexico – $0.80Rest of the world – $0.98 (no change)
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First-Class Mail Presort
Letters and Cards Most prices increase 0.5 cent to 0.8 cent 2.5-cent price difference between 5D and 3D No change for additional ounce
Parcels Address cost issues for lightweight parcels
Same price for one to three ounce pieces
New! Commercial base price category New! Commercial plus category for heavier parcels
Weight limit increased from 13 ounces to less than 16 ounces
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Standard Mail
Product % Change
Letters 1.8
Flats 0.8
Carrier Route Letters, Flats, and Parcels 1.4
High Density / Saturation Letters 0.6
High Density / Saturation Flats and Parcels
0.4
Parcels (NFM’s / Parcels) 11.3
1.7% overall increase
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Standard Mail Foster growth in advertising mail Working with Catalogs and Saturation mailers
Encourage growth Below average price increase for Standard Flats New! Jan. 2, 2011: Expansion of Simplified Addressing
“Postal Customer” For saturation flats and irregular parcels Delivery to any address, including city delivery routes
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1.7% overall increase Low price cap constrains ability to cover costs Encourage efficiency
Above average increase for Origin Pallets Maintain 9.8-cent differential between 5D – CR
Periodicals
Product % Change
Outside County 1.8
Inside County 1.1
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Package Services
Product % Change
Single-piece Parcel Post 1.8
BPM Flats 0.7
BPM Parcels 2.0
Media Mail (including Library Mail) 2.0
1.7% overall increase Lower price increase for BPM Flats
Only product covering costs
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Extra Services and Fees
Product % Change
PO Boxes 2.2
Certified Mail 1.8
Return Receipt 0.7
Money Orders 0.3
Fees 3.0
Other 1.7
1.7% overall increase
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Resources Online
Current prices ─ usps.com/prices Postal Explorer ─ pe.usps.com
Current and new price files (downloadable) Federal Register notices Domestic Mail Manual & International Mail Manual
DMM Advisory ─ e-mail updates for customers Subscribe: [email protected]
P&C Weekly ─ e-mail updates for employees Subscribe: [email protected]
MailPro ─ hardcopy magazine Subscribe and view online: usps.com/mailpro
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