Rates, Pricing & Economics

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has proposed a postage rate increase for Market Dominant Products, scheduled to take effect on July 12,...

As a reminder we are expecting to see the USPS price filing hit the PRC next week on Wednesday or Thursday.  Once released GrayHair Software...

Initially the prices for postage was set directly by Congress.  The authority to set rates was established in the Postal Service Act of 1792,...

Current regulations allow for a CPI, Density Factor, and Non-Compensatory Factor. Consumer Price Index The Core Concept: The...

We have the final CPI that may be used for a July 2026 rate change (2.613%), and the calculated density factor from the ACR (2.190%), together...

Now that you know the laws that govern postage rates, what is the process…… USPS: The process begins internally when the USPS builds a rate...