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Mailing in US got more expensive
The price of a first-class forever stamp went up on last Sunday, from 50
cents to 55 cents. That 10 percent increase is the largest single price jump in the history of the Postal Service, the Associated Press reports. The Postal Service lost $3.9 billion in 2018. First class mail volume decreased by about 2.1 billion pieces. According to USA Today, "it was the 12th year in a row the agency reported a loss despite growth in package shipping." It is also more expensive to send a package using Priority Mail. The price of a small box rises from $7.20 to $7.90; a medium box increases from $13.65 to $14.35. Source: https://www.npr.org/2019/01/28/68923...-increase-ever |
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Mailing in US got more expensive
The price of a first-class forever stamp went up on last Sunday, from 50
cents to 55 cents. That 10 percent increase is the largest single price jump in the history of the Postal Service, the Associated Press reports. As usual the newsettes have it WRONG! The postal increase of November 2, 1917 and of July 6, 1932 were 50% jumps. The postal increase of January 7, 1963 was 25% as was that of March 2, 1974. The postal increase of December 31, 1975 was 30%. The previous 10+% increase was January 1, 1995. The 1¢ reduction [2%] on April 10, 2016 was when a first class stamp became 47 cents: for the first time in 97 years (and for the third time in the agency's history)! The Postal Service lost $3.9 billion in 2018. First class mail volume decreased by about 2.1 billion pieces. According to USA Today, "it was the 12th year in a row the agency reported a loss despite growth in package shipping." That they're attempting to bail out their weetheart deals with UPS and Fed-Up Hex at the exxpense of the citizen isn't surprising! One Postal Official on the 'news' commented that individual mailings are down ... well HELL YEAH! As prices go out of reach, you DO NOT use the 'service'! It is also more expensive to send a package using Priority Mail. The price of a small box rises from $7.20 to $7.90; a medium box increases from $13.65 to $14.35. Source: https://www.npr.org/2019/01/28/68923...-increase-ever JA --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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Mailing in US got more expensive
"Sir F.A. Rien" wrote in message
... The postal increase of November 2, 1917 and of July 6, 1932 were 50% jumps. Yes indeed, but... The increase couldn't be smaller in 2017 because the rate jumped from $ 0.02 to $ 0.03. The $ 0.01 (or 1 cent, penny) was and is the smallest subdivision (coin) of the dollar. BTW, this rate dropped just after two years (the end of war) back to $ 0.02. The same is valid for the 1932 increase, just that the rate didn't drop back anymore. Some following increases were also significative in percents, but the 6 to 8, 10 to 13 etc. weren't the only alternative increases anymore. Anyway, the last increase on Jan. 27, 2019, a 10 percent jump since Jan. 21, 2018, is a very important one and shouldn't be underestimated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histor..._postage_rates Let us compare the last increase in postal rate with the general inflation rate: "Annual inflation rate in the United States fell to 1.9 percent in December of 2018 from 2.2 percent in November, matching market expectations. It is the lowest inflation rate since August of 2017 (...)". https://tradingeconomics.com/united-.../inflation-cpi Therefore roughly over the last year the USPS postal rates went up 10 percent while the inflation actually went down. I mentioned the inflation because it was the usual "culprit" for postal rates increases, even if it grew significantly slower. |
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Mailing in US got more expensive
"Victor Manta" wrote in message ...
The increase couldn't be smaller in 2017 (...) Correction: The increase couldn't be smaller in 1917 (...) Victor Manta ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philatelic Webmasters Organization: http://pwmo.org/ Art on Stamps: http://artonstamps.org/ Romania by Stamps: http://marci-postale.com/ Communism on Stamps: http://reds-on.postalstamps.biz/ Spanish North Africa: http://www.sna-on.postalstamps.biz/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Mailing in US got more expensive
The postal increase of November 2, 1917 and of July 6, 1932 were 50%
jumps. Yes indeed, but... The increase couldn't be smaller in 2017 because the rate jumped from $ 0.02 to $ 0.03. The $ 0.01 (or 1 cent, penny) was and is the smallest subdivision (coin) of the dollar. BTW, this rate dropped just after two years (the end of war) back to $ 0.02. We have/had 1 1/2 cent stamps! Stamps are produce by PRINTING, therefor we could have ANY rate they might choose to set! Anyway, the last increase on Jan. 27, 2019, a 10 percent jump since Jan. 21, 2018, is a very important one and shouldn't be underestimated. I never undersetimate the incompetency of the USPS! Many of my letters from the UK goin into the maw of the ISC in CA. The might re-appear in days, weeks or even [on two occasions] MONTHS! Naturally if they land at ISC NY, consider them GONE! Extra true if they're REGISTERED !!! Therefore roughly over the last year the USPS postal rates went up 10 percent while the inflation actually went down. I mentioned the inflation because it was the usual "culprit" for postal rates increases, even if it grew significantly slower. You can always find someone/something to blame anything upon, as long as it is not the manglement of the company/service/gummint! Right now, despite congression edict [law?] they're doing everything the can to 'prove' the local PO is 'not needed'. This despite the seniors in the area getting their medications through their PO Boxes. [We do NOT have house delivery! - You walk/bike/drive to the PO!] At this point we're down to 22 hours of 'service' a week, with the mail arival often being up to an hour late, so the poor clerk has to rush to get it out and still meet their arbitrary, 'Distributed' check in scan and time. Still a rumor is that it will be reduced to 12 hours per week sometime in 2019. Obviously, if you can not get the mail, then the PO isn't needed - self-fulfilling prophecy, innit? For this I should be happy to pay more ... and then have the clueless newsies come up with "the largest postal rate increase in history"? --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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Mailing in US got more expensive
"Sir F.A. Rien" wrote in message
... For this I should be happy to pay more ... It is known that more was offered in the past, even if the technical means (transportation, printing of stamps, sorting of mail, etc.) were less developed and therefore more expensive. By using the Inflation Calculator found he https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ I found out that a letter under an ounce, that was franked by a 2 cents stamp in 1919, should be franked hundred year later with a 29 cents stamp (1991 level). The USPS customers pay in 2019 roughly the double of that, despite the technical progress and increased quantity of mail when compared with 1919. The higher costs come, I suppose, from higher wages and operating costs. Even if for an individual, who sends a quite limited number of letters, a 10 percent increase in postal rates is acceptable, and they would pay even more for a better service, a known consequence of postal rates increases is that many companies that operate by mail are driven out of their core business. This backfiring should not be ignored either. |
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Mailing in US got more expensive
Even if for an individual, who sends a quite limited number of letters, a 10
percent increase in postal rates is acceptable, and they would pay even more for a better service, a known consequence of postal rates increases is that many companies that operate by mail are driven out of their core business. This backfiring should not be ignored either. But it's the typical response of a nonaccountable bureaucracy. Give less service, charge more, then whine that 'business' is falling off! It's not, as it's a monopoly, that we have any other real choices for anything physical that must be sent. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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