{"id":4059,"date":"2015-05-29T10:14:15","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T14:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mmprint.com\/blog\/?p=4059"},"modified":"2015-05-29T10:14:15","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T14:14:15","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-may-31st-2015-usps-postage-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/2015\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-may-31st-2015-usps-postage-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need to Know About the May 31st, 2015 USPS Postage Increase"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Periodically, there is a USPS postage increase to accommodate naturally rising\u00a0inflation. \u00a0Instead of revealing\u00a0price increases throughout the year, the postage update is given all at once. This keeps the information organized and consistent, but can be a lot to take in. Here are some of the most important updates made to the pricing for First Class Bulk,\u00a0Standard, and Nonprofit mailings. These are the most common choices for direct mail marketing, and the new prices will go into effect May 31st, 2015.<\/p>\n

Don’t know which class of mail is right for your business? Take a look at this blog post comparing First Class and Standard Mail<\/a>. For a more detailed summary of all the price changes and postage updates, refer to this Powerpoint presentation from the USPS.<\/a><\/p>\n

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First Class Bulk Mail Price\u00a0Updates\u00a0for May 2015<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Below are the most common First-Class Bulk Mailing price updates. An additional ounce price remains at $0.13, and presort letters up to 2 oz. are charged the 1 oz. price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nNew Price<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mixed AADC Automation Letters<\/td>\n$0.439<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3-Digit Automation Letters<\/td>\n$0.416<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5-Digit Automation Letters<\/td>\n$0.391<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Standard Mail Price\u00a0Updates\u00a0for May 2015<\/h2>\n

Below are the most common Standard Mail postage rate updates. Detached Address Labels (DALs) also increased to $ 0.036.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nNew Price<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Letters\u00a0(5-Digit Auto entered at Origin)<\/td>\n$0.266<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flats\u00a0(5-Digit Auto Flat entered at Origin)<\/td>\n$0.392<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EDDM-Retail<\/td>\n$0.183<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Standard Nonprofit Mail Price Updates\u00a0for May 2015<\/h2>\n

Below are the most common nonprofit mailing price updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nNew Price<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Letters\u00a0(5-Digit Auto entered at Origin)<\/td>\n$0.147<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flats\u00a0(5-Digit Auto Flat entered at Origin)<\/td>\n$0.249<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Other Service Increases<\/h2>\n

Along with bulk mailing and direct mail, other USPS services will also be increasing on May 31st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Product<\/strong><\/td>\nCPI Percent Change<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PO Boxes\u2122<\/td>\n5.9%<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Certified Mail\u00ae<\/td>\n4.8%<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Return Receipt<\/td>\n3.8%<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Registered Mail\u2122<\/td>\n2.6%<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Insurance<\/td>\n4.9%<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COD<\/td>\n5.4%<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
All Other<\/td>\n-9.3%<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Find out how much your next mailing project will cost<\/a>\u00a0and find answers to any questions you may have about printing and mailing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also take a look at some current promotions and incentives<\/a> offered by the USPS that could save you some postage\u00a0on your mailing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Periodically, there is a USPS postage increase to accommodate naturally rising\u00a0inflation. \u00a0Instead of revealing\u00a0price increases throughout the year, the postage update is given all at once. This keeps the information organized and consistent, but can be a lot to take in. Here are some of the most important updates made to the pricing for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mailing-fulfillment-postal-resources"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}