USPS Proposes Rate Increases for Next January

• Letters (1 oz.)—3-cent increase to 49 cents
• Letters additional ounces—1-cent increase to 21 cents
• Letters to all international destinations (1 oz.)—$1.15
• Postcards—1-cent increase to 34 cents

Stamp prices have stayed consistent with the average annual rate of inflation of 4.2 percent since the Postal Service was formed in 1971. The Governors of the Postal Service voted Sept. 24 to seek price increases above the typical annual increases associated with changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).