Sending Mail Is Now More Expensive as USPS Hikes Prices


USPS has more than 600,000 employees, and instead of relying on taxpayer dollars, the agency depends solely on revenue from stamps and additional fees.


A new price increase from the United States Postal Service (USPS) started over the weekend. USPS increased the price of First-Class Mail Forever stamps from $0.58 to $0.60, a 3.4 percent price hike, in April 2022. This means the cost of First-Class Mail is now 6.5 percent higher but lower than the current inflation rate based on what the agency has reported.

With inflation in mind, every additional ounce for a letter rose from $0.20 to $0.24, while the cost of domestic mailing postcards rose from $0.40 to $0.44. The cost for sending a 1-oz. international letter rose from $1.30 to $1.40.

USPS has more than 600,000 employees, and instead of relying on taxpayer dollars, the agency depends solely on revenue from stamps and additional fees.

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