The document provides a comparison of USPS rates before and after January 27, 2019. Key details include: - Rates increased for most First-Class Mail and Priority Mail services by 1-20%, with larger parcel rates seeing some of the biggest increases. - Marketing Mail and Periodicals rates remained unchanged, while rates for other services like International Mail and Library Mail saw smaller increases averaging around 5%. - The document provides a breakdown of rates by mail class and mailpiece weight/size for both retail and commercial customers.

1. January27,2019 USPS® RATE
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Weight
Ounces
Prior to
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1 $0.50 $0.55 10.0% $1.00 $1.00 0.0%
2 $0.71 $0.70 -1.4% $1.21 $1.15 -5.0%
3 $0.92 $0.85 -7.6% $1.42 $1.30 -8.5%
6 N/A N/A $2.05 $1.75 -14.6%
13 N/A N/A $3.52 $2.80 -20.5%
Post Card $0.35 $0.35 0.0%
Letters Flats
First-Class Mail® Retail
Weight
Ounces
Prior to
01/27/19
New Rates
01/27/19 % Increase
1 $0.470 $0.500 6.4%
2 $0.680 $0.650 -4.4%
3 $0.890 $0.800 -10.1%
Letters
Metered Letters
Weight Ounces
Prior to
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Up to 4 $3.50 $3.66-4.06 5-16% (10% Avg) $2.66 $2.66-3.09 0-16% (7% Avg)
7 $3.75 $4.39-4.81 17-28% (22% Avg) $3.05 $3.18-3.63 4-19% (11% Avg)
10 $4.45 $5.19-5.66 17-27% (22% Avg) $3.50 $3.82-4.33 9-24% (16% Avg)
12 $5.15 $5.19-5.66 1-10% (5% Avg) $3.82 $3.82-4.33 0-13% (6% Avg)
14 $4.38 $4.94-5.53 13-26% (19% Avg)
15.99 $4.94 $4.94-5.53 0-12% (6% Avg)
Retail Commercial Base
First-Class® Package Service
Weight
Ounces
Prior to
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Automation 5 Digit 1 $0.378 $0.383 1.3% $0.474 $0.486 2.5% $0.257 $0.257 0.0%
Automation 3 Digit $0.593 $0.605 2.0%
Automation AADC 1 $0.408 $0.412 1.0% $0.632 $0.644 1.9% $0.268 $0.268 0.0%
Automation Mixed AADC 1 $0.424 $0.428 0.9% $0.705 $0.727 3.1% $0.274 $0.274 0.0%
Presorted (Non Automation) 1 $0.458 $0.459 0.2% $0.799 $0.799 0.0% $0.280 $0.280 0.0%
Commercial First-Class Mail®
Letters Flats* Post Cards
Weight LB's
Prior to
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1 $24.7-48 $25.60-56.10 4-17% (6% Avg) $21.98-42.76 $22.74-49 3-15% (5% Avg) $21.98-42.76 $22.74-49 3-15% (5% Avg)
5 $25.8-77.05 $27.05-91 5-18% (7% Avg) $22.98-67.22 $23.91-77.47 4-15% (6% Avg) $22.98-67.22 $23.91-77.47 4-15% (6% Avg)
10 $38.9-113.65 $40.75-134.20 5-18% (7% Avg) $34.52-98.82 $35.99-114.20 4-15% (6% Avg) $34.52-98.82 $35.99-114.20 4-15% (6% Avg)
25 $69.70-190.30 $73.85-227.60 6-20% (9% Avg) $62.05-169.58 $64.69-195.84 4-15% (6% Avg) $62.05-169.58 $64.69-195.84 4-15% (6% Avg)
50 $123.35-351.90 $130.85-420.90 6-20% (9% Avg) $109.94-313.63 $114.61-362.20 4-15% (6% Avg) $109.94-313.63 $114.61-362.204-15% (6% Avg)
Flat Rate Envelope $24.70 $25.50 3.2% $21.98 $22.68 3.2% $21.98 $22.68 3.2%
Legal Flat Rate Envelope $24.90 $25.70 3.2% $22.09 $22.80 3.2% $22.09 $22.80 3.2%
Padded Flat Rate Envelope $25.40 $26.20 3.1% $22.46 $23.18 3.2% $22.46 $23.18 3.2%
Commercial Plus
USPS Priority Mail® Express
Retail Commercial Base
Weight LB's
Prior to
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1 $6.7-10.60 $7.35-12.20 7-15% (9% Avg) $6.55-10.02 $6.95-9.91 (-1)-7% (5% Avg) $6.35-9.72 $6.95-9.91 2-10% (8% Avg)
5 $9.85-30.25 $9.80-34.80 (-3)-15% (3% Avg) $7.41-29.15 $7.81-28.84 (-3)-5% (-2% Avg) $7.19-28.28 $7.81-28.84 0-9% (1% Avg)
10 $12.65-52.10 $13.10-59.90 4-15% (7% Avg) $9.23-50.92 $9.38-50.38 (-3)-2% (0% Avg) $8.95-49.39 $8.95-49.39 0-5% (3% Avg)
25 $22.55-99.10 $23.35-113.95 3-15% (7% Avg) $18.24-92.13 $18.04-91.15 -1.0% $17.69-89.37 $18.04-91.15 2.0%
50 $32.55-156.95 $33.70-180.50 3-15% (7% Avg) $27.54-145.86 $27.54-145.86 -1.0% $26.71-141.48 $27.25-144.32 2.0%
Flat Rate Envelope $6.70 $7.35 9.7% $6.55 $6.95 6.1% $6.35 $6.95 9.4%
Legal Flat Rate Envelope $7.00 $7.65 9.3% $6.85 $7.25 5.8% $6.65 $7.25 9.0%
Padded Flat Rate Envelope $7.25 $8.00 10.3% $7.10 $7.55 6.3% $6.90 $7.55 9.4%
Small Flat Rate Box $7.20 $7.90 9.7% $7.05 $7.50 6.4% $6.85 $7.50 9.5%
Medium Flat Rate Boxes $13.65 $14.35 5.1% $12.85 $12.80 -0.4% $12.45 $12.80 2.8%
Large Flat Rate Boxes $18.90 $19.95 5.6% $17.65 $17.60 -0.3% $17.10 $17.60 2.9%
USPS Priority Mail®
Retail Commercial Base Commercial Plus

2. January27,2019 USPS® RATE
COMPARISONCHARTS
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Weight
Ounces
Prior to
01/27/19
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Increase
Automation 5 Digit ≤3.5 $0.251 $0.256 2.0% $0.393 $0.405 3.1%
Automation 3 Digit ≤4 $0.500 $0.523 4.6%
Automation AADC/ADC ≤3.5 $0.274 $0.281 2.6% $0.567 $0.597 5.3%
Automation Mixed AADC/ADC-Origin ≤3.5 $0.287 $0.291 1.4% $0.598 $0.632 5.7%
Weight
Ounces
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01/27/19
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Automation 5 Digit ≤3.5 $0.136 $0.138 1.5% $0.227 $0.231 1.8%
Automation 3 Digit ≤4 $0.334 $0.349 4.5%
Automation AADC/ADC ≤3.5 $0.159 $0.163 2.5% $0.401 $0.423 5.5%
Automation Mixed AADC/ADC-Origin ≤3.5 $0.172 $0.173 0.6% $0.432 $0.458 6.0%
Marketing Mail®
Letters Flats
Marketing Mail® Nonprofit
Letters Flats
Group
Prior to
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Canada $1.15 $1.15 0.0% $1.15 $1.15 0.0% $1.15 $1.15 0.0%
Mexico (Group 2) $1.15 $1.15 0.0% $1.72 $1.72 0.0% $1.15 $1.15 0.0%
Group 3-5 $1.15 $1.15 0.0% $2.13 $2.13 0.0% $1.15 $1.15 0.0%
Group 6-9 $1.15 $1.15 0.0% $1.98 $1.98 0.0% $1.15 $1.15 0.0%
First-Class Mail International®
1 Ounce 2 Ounce Post Cards
Weight LB's
Prior to
01/27/19
New
Rates
01/27/19 % Increase
1 $2.53 $2.61 3.2%
2 $3.01 $3.10 3.0%
5 $4.45 $4.57 2.7%
10 $6.85 $7.02 2.5%
Library Mail
Single Piece
Weight LB's
Prior to
01/27/19
New
Rates
01/27/19 % Increase
1 $2.63 $2.75 4.6%
2 $3.12 $3.27 4.8%
5 $4.59 $4.83 5.2%
10 $7.01 $7.43 6.0%
Single Piece
Media Mail
Weight
Ounces
Prior to
01/27/19
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01/27/19 % Increase
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%
Increase
Automation 5 Digit >4 $0.169 $0.178 5.3% $0.894 $0.907 1.5%
Automation 3 Digit >4 $0.276 $0.296 7.2% $0.894 $0.907 1.5%
Automation AADC/ADC >4 $0.343 $0.370 7.9% $0.894 $0.907 1.5%
Automation Mixed AADC/ADC-Origin >4 $0.374 $0.405 8.3% $0.894 $0.907 1.5%
Weight
Ounces
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01/27/19
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Automation 5 Digit >4 $0.036 $0.037 2.8% $0.764 $0.775 1.4%
Automation 3 Digit >4 $0.143 $0.155 8.4% $0.764 $0.775 1.4%
Automation AADC/ADC >4 $0.210 $0.229 9.0% $0.764 $0.775 1.4%
Automation Mixed AADC/ADC-Origin >4 $0.241 $0.264 9.5% $0.764 $0.775 1.4%
Marketing Mail® Commercial Flats > 4 Oz
Per Piece Per Pound
Marketing Mail® Nonprofit Flats > 4 Oz
Per Piece Per Pound