Postage Comparison

The chart below is a continuation of a rate comparison we started in Dec 2000.  It contains only a sampling of the various classes, sortation levels and fees included in this latest increase.  Remember, the USPS is the only authorized source of postal information.

Class	Level	Pre-2001	Jan 2001	Jul 2001	2002	2006	2007	2008
1st Class Letter	Single	0.330	0.340	0.340	0.370	0.390	0.410	0.420
	Basic	0.270	0.278	0.280	0.309	0.326	0.373	0.394
	3-Digit	0.261	0.267	0.269	0.292	0.308	0.334	0.346
	5-Digit	0.243	0.253	0.255	0.278	0.293	0.312	0.324
	Carrier Route	0.238	0.243	0.245	0.275	0.290	--	--
1st Class Postcard Size	Single	0.200	0.200	0.210	0.230	0.240	0.260	0.270
	Basic	0.166	0.164	0.174	0.194	0.204	0.241	0.242
	3-Digit	0.159	0.158	0.168	0.183	0.193	0.204	0.210
	5-Digit	0.146	0.151	0.161	0.176	0.186	0.191	0.199
	Carrier Route	0.141	0.140	0.150	0.170	0.179	--	--
1st Class Flat	Basic	0.300	0.310	0.312	0.341	0.359	0.699	0.727
	3-Digit	0.270	0.295	0.297	0.322	0.339	0.484	0.479
	5-Digit	0.270	0.275	0.277	0.302	0.318	0.383	0.364
STD Mail Letter	Basic	0.235	0.250	0.253	0.268	0.282	0.255	0.260
	3/5 Digit	0.207	0.230	0.233	0.248	0.261	0.246	0.258
	Auto Basic	0.183	0.197	0.200	0.219	0.231	0.252	0.257
	Auto 3-Digit	0.176	0.187	0.190	0.203	0.214	0.233	0.241
	Auto 5-Digit	0.160	0.174	0.177	0.190	0.200	0.218	0.225
	Walk Seq. Saturation	0.130	0.143	0.145	0.152	0.160	0.177	0.179
STD Mail Flat	Basic	0.304	0.319	0.322	0.344	0.363	0.515	0.553
	3/5 Digit	0.240	0.263	0.266	0.288	0.304	0.363	0.366
	Auto Basic	0.245	0.275	0.278	0.300	0.316	0.477	0.489
	Auto 3/5 Digit	0.203	0.236	0.239	0.261	0.275	0.335	0.339
	Walk Seq. Saturation	0.140	0.147	0.149	0.160	0.169	0.187	0.191
Annual Mailing Permit Fee		$100	$125	$125	$150	$160	$175	$180

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