USPS to Temporarily Raise Mailing Rates This Holiday Season

The hike follows a roughly 7.4 percent price increase instituted last month.
USPS to Temporarily Raise Mailing Rates This Holiday Season
FILE PHOTO: A United States Postal Service (USPS) collection box is pictured in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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The United States Postal Service (USPS) is planning to temporarily raise the prices of some of its mail services for the upcoming holiday season, the agency said in an Aug. 8 statement.

“The planned peak-season pricing, which was approved by the governors of the Postal Service on Aug. 7, would affect prices on the following retail and commercial domestic competitive parcels: Priority Mail Express (PME), Priority Mail (PM), USPS Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select,” USPS said.

Naveen Athrappully
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