Archive for the ‘Mailing’ Category

USPS Announces Rate Increase

Monday, February 11th, 2008

The United States Postal Service has announced that rates will be increasing by one cent to 42¢ on May 12: Prices for other mailing services, such as Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services (including single-piece Parcel Post), and Special Services will also change (see chart below). The average increase by class of ...

ValPak Calls for Periodical Mail Rate Increase

Monday, February 4th, 2008

American Business Media is reporting that advertising coupon mailer ValPak has called on the Postal Service to enforce postal law that requires mail revenues to cover its costs, saying the Commission should exercise its authority to find the Periodicals rates illegal and direct that they be increased by a double-digit ...

USPS Reports a Decline in Mail Volume

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

The USPS said on Wednesday that mail volume has declined in the first quarter of fiscal 2008. In their announcement the Postal Service said preliminary financial results indicate mail volume was down 3.0 percent, or 1.7 billion pieces. First-Class Mail volume decreased 3.9 percent and Standard Mail decreased 2.6 percent ...