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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 18, 2011

Media Contact: Greg Frey
202-268-2168
greg.a.frey@usps.gov

usps.com/news
Release No. = 11-017=20

Postal Service Price Adjustments Set for April 17

Stamp Price Remains 44 Cents; Impact to Retail Customers = Minimal

WASHINGTON =E2=80=94 The Postal Regulatory = Commission has notified=20 the U.S. Postal Service that price changes announced Jan. 13 satisfy the = requirements of the law and will take effect April 17.

The first U.S. Postal Service mailing services price change in two = years will=20 have minimal impact on retail customers who will continue to pay only 44 = cents=20 for a stamp.

Price changes of note for retail customers include the following:

First-Class Mail letters (1 oz.) remain unchanged at 44 cents,=20
First-Class Mail additional ounces increase to 20 cents,=20
Postcards will cost 29 cents,=20
Letters to Canada or Mexico (1 oz.) increase to 80 cents, and=20
Letters to other international destinations will remain unchanged = at 98=20 cents.

"Postal Service products and services offer a great value to the = American=20 public,=E2=80=9D said Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe. = =E2=80=9CFor a very affordable=20 price, you can send letters, bill payments, packages, and other mail = across town=20 or across the nation.=E2=80=9D

The 1.7 percent average increase is at or below the rate of inflation = as=20 measured by the Consumer Price Index =E2=80=94 although actual = percentage price=20 increases for various products and services vary.

Prices will also change for other mailing services, including = Standard Mail,=20 Periodicals, Package Services and Extra Services. Larger volume business = mailers=20 will see price increases in a variety of categories. Detailed pricing=20 information is available online at www.usps.com/prices. =

The Postal=20 Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on = the sale=20 of postage, products and services to fund its operations.=20

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Please Note: For broadcast quality = video and=20 audio, photo stills and other media resources, visit the USPS Newsroom = at www.usps= .com/communications/newsroom/welcome.htm.=20

A = self-supporting=20 government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery = service that=20 reaches every address in the nation, 150 million residences, businesses = and Post=20 Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating = expenses,=20 and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its = operations.=20 With 32,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in = the=20 federal government, usps.com, the Postal Service has annual revenue of = more than=20 $67 billion and delivers nearly 40 percent of the world=E2=80=99s mail. = If it were a=20 private sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 29th in the = 2010=20 Fortune 500. Black Enterprise and Hispanic Business magazines ranked the = Postal=20 Service as a leader in workforce diversity. The Postal Service has been = named=20 the Most Trusted Government Agency six consecutive years and the sixth = Most=20 Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute.

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