USPS has filed a CPI Rate Increase – Effective January 27, 2019

10/10/2018

The Postal Service has filed a CPI based rate increase for Market Dominant products. It is based on August CPI of 2.419% plus a small amount of banked authority. The filing also included six promotions.

The USPS has also filed 2019 rates for Competitive products.

The USPS will also host a webinar to communicate changes on Friday, October 12, from 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. See end of this post for details on how to register.

Market Dominate Summary

Promotions

First Class: The Postal Service is offering six promotional discounts in Calendar Year 2019, four of which apply to eligible First-Class Mail: Emerging & Advanced Technology; Earned Value Reply Mail; Personalized Color Transpromo; and Informed Delivery. The Informed Delivery promotion is new, while the other three were offered in previous years.

Marketing Mail: The Postal Service is offering six promotional discounts in Calendar Year 2019, five of which apply to eligible USPS Marketing Mail: Tactile, Sensory and Interactive Engagement; Emerging & Advanced Technology; Mobile Shopping; Informed Delivery; and Earned Value Reply Mail. Except for Informed Delivery, all of these promotions were offered in previous years.

Overall Increases

First Class Mail

Marketing Mail

Periodicals

 

USPS Web Event Details

Friday, October 12 at 1 p.m. (EDT)

Registration required. Click on the attendee direct URL below to complete registration.

ATTENDEE INFORMATION

Toll-Free Attendee Dial In: 844-480-7651
Conference ID: 1132268

Attendee Direct URL: https://usps.webex.com/usps/onstage/g.php?MTID=ea116cee3f1f972218fafeb199f85e74b

If you cannot join using the direct link above, please use the alternate logins below:
Alternate URL:	https://usps.webex.com
Event Number:	995 167 248

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