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The Postal Service will not increase prices for market dominant products in calendar year 2010.
According to a bulletin from the USPS sent on October 15th, 2009:
The tough economic climate has presented significant challenges and many of you have expressed concerns regarding mailing costs for 2010. As we begin a new fiscal year and as you prepare your upcoming operating budgets, we want to end all speculation.
There will not be a price increase for market dominant products including First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, periodicals, single-piece Parcel Post. There will be no exigent price increase for these products.
This is the right decision at the right time. Promoting the value of mail and encouraging its continued use is essential for jobs, the economy, and the future of both the Postal Service and the mailing industry.
We want mailers to continue to invest in mail to grow their business, communicate with valued customers, and maintain a strong presence in the marketplace. Changes in pricing for our competitive products— Express Mail, Priority Mail, Parcel Select, and most international products—are under consideration. We expect to announce a decision in November.
We are committed to working with you to find ways to grow the mail through innovative incentives like the Summer Sale, Fall Sale and upcoming Winter Sale; not to mention contract pricing. Mail is the most effective means of communication and we will continue to work together to weather these economic challenges.
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