Starting Sunday, you will begin to see slightly higher postage rates at your local post office. Among the price increases, includes a two cent raise for First-Class Mail Forever stamps.
The U.S. Postal Service , citing inflation and increased operating costs as the reason for the price hike.
USPS said it raised first-class mail prices approximately 6.5%, which is lower than current inflation rates. This comes after the Postal Service raised the rate of Forever stamps from 55 cents to 58 cents less than a year ago.
And expect prices to continue going up. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said price will rise 鈥渁t an uncomfortable rate,鈥� until the agency is on track to be self-sustaining.
鈥淲hile our pricing decisions are ultimately made under the authority of the Board of Governors, in the near term, I will most likely be advocating for these increases,鈥� DeJoy said during a . 鈥淚 believe we have been severely damaged by at least 10 years of a defective pricing model, which cannot be satisfied by one or two annual price increases, especially in this inflationary environment.鈥�
Below are the new prices for mail:
| Product | Previous Prices | New Prices |
| Letters (1 oz.) | 58 cents | 60 cents |
| Letters (metered 1 oz.) | 53 cents | 57 cents |
| Letters additional ounce(s) | 20 cents | 24 cents |
| Domestic Postcards | 40 cents | 44 cents |
| International Letter (1 oz.) | $1.30 | $1.40 |
