This morning the Postal Service previewed the increases for mailing industry leadership. Here are some of the features that will most directly impact business mailers:

• The overall increase is about 5.6%, but the increase will vary based on the type of mail
• There will be a Forever Stamp increase of 2¢ to 46¢
• Rates will increase for some categories, (primarily periodcials and some parcels)

First Class Mail

• The overall increase for First Class letters is about 5.4%
• Most presorted / automation letter rates will increase about 2.1 cents
• There are some incentives for including reply acards and envelopes

Standard Class Mail Rate Details

• Most Standard mail will increase from 4% to 6%
• Standard letters will increase by about 5%