USPS: 2006 Proposed Priority Mail Rate Increase

On April 8, 2005, the Postal Service™ filed a rate case with the Postal Rate Commission seeking an expedited recommended decision to raise prices 5.4 percent for almost all categories.This filing is unique in that the decision to seek a rate increase is due to the Postal Service’s legal obligation to fund the $3.1 billion escrow requirement imposed by Public Law (PL) 108-18. Should legislation be enacted that eliminates the escrow funding requirement, this rate case will be withdrawn.The proposal calls for an almost uniform 5.4 percent rate and fee increase spread over all classes and subclasses of mail and special services. The postage for a one-ounce piece of First-Class Mail® would go from 37 to 39 cents. No classification-related changes are proposed.If favorably recommended by the Postal Rate Commission, new rates would be implemented no earlier than January 2006.

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Priority Mail
Current								Proposed
Weight (lbs)	Local, Zones 1, 2 & 3	Zone 4	Zone 5	Zone 6	Zone 7	Zone 8		Weight (lbs)	Local, Zones 1, 2 & 3	Zone 4	Zone 5	Zone 6	Zone 7	Zone 8
1	$3.85	$3.85	$3.85	$3.85	$3.85	$3.85		1	$4.05	$4.05	$4.05	$4.05	$4.05	$4.05
2	3.95	4.55	4.90	5.05	5.40	5.75		2	4.20	4.80	5.15	5.30	5.70	6.05
3	4.75	6.05	6.85	7.15	7.85	8.55		3	5.00	6.40	7.20	7.55	8.25	9.00
4	5.30	7.05	8.05	8.50	9.45	10.35		4	5.60	7.45	8.50	8.95	9.95	10.90
5	5.85	8.00	9.30	9.85	11.00	12.15		5	6.15	8.45	9.80	10.40	11.60	12.80
6	6.30	8.85	9.90	10.05	11.30	12.30		6	6.65	9.35	10.45	10.60	11.90	12.95
7	6.80	9.80	10.65	11.00	12.55	14.05		7	7.15	10.35	11.25	11.60	13.25	14.80
8	7.35	10.75	11.45	11.95	13.80	15.75		8	7.75	11.35	12.05	12.60	14.55	16.60
9	7.90	11.70	12.20	12.90	15.05	17.50		9	8.35	12.35	12.85	13.60	15.85	18.45
10	8.40	12.60	13.00	14.00	16.30	19.20		10	8.85	13.30	13.70	14.75	17.20	20.25
11	8.95	13.35	13.75	15.15	17.55	20.90		11	9.45	14.05	14.50	15.95	18.50	22.05
12	9.50	14.05	14.50	16.30	18.80	22.65		12	10.00	14.80	15.30	17.20	19.80	23.85
13	10.00	14.75	15.30	17.50	20.05	24.35		13	10.55	15.55	16.15	18.45	21.15	25.65
14	10.55	15.45	16.05	18.60	21.25	26.05		14	11.10	16.30	16.90	19.60	22.40	27.45
15	11.05	16.20	16.85	19.75	22.50	27.80		15	11.65	17.05	17.75	20.80	23.70	29.30
16	11.60	16.90	17.60	20.85	23.75	29.50		16	12.25	17.80	18.55	22.00	25.05	31.10
17	12.15	17.60	18.35	22.05	25.00	31.20		17	12.80	18.55	19.35	23.25	26.35	32.90
18	12.65	18.30	19.30	23.15	26.25	32.95		18	13.35	19.30	20.35	24.40	27.65	34.75
19	13.20	19.00	20.20	24.30	27.50	34.65		19	13.90	20.05	21.30	25.60	29.00	36.50
20	13.75	19.75	21.15	25.35	28.75	36.40		20	14.50	20.80	22.30	26.70	30.30	38.35
21	14.25	20.45	22.05	26.55	30.00	38.10		21	15.00	21.55	23.25	28.00	31.60	40.15
22	14.80	21.15	22.95	27.65	31.20	39.80		22	15.60	22.30	24.20	29.15	32.90	41.95
23	15.30	21.85	23.90	28.80	32.45	41.55		23	16.15	23.05	25.20	30.35	34.20	43.80
24	15.85	22.55	24.85	29.90	33.70	43.25		24	16.70	23.75	26.20	31.50	35.50	45.60
25	16.40	23.30	25.75	31.10	34.95	44.95		25	17.30	24.55	27.15	32.80	36.85	47.40
26	16.90	24.00	26.60	32.25	36.20	46.70		26	17.80	25.30	28.05	34.00	38.15	49.20
27	17.45	24.70	27.55	33.35	37.45	48.40		27	18.40	26.05	29.05	35.15	39.45	51.00
28	18.00	25.40	28.50	34.50	38.70	50.15		28	18.95	26.75	30.05	36.35	40.80	52.85
29	18.50	26.15	29.45	35.60	39.95	51.85		29	19.50	27.55	31.05	37.50	42.10	54.65
30	19.05	26.85	30.35	36.80	41.20	53.55		30	20.10	28.30	32.00	38.80	43.40	56.45
31	19.55	27.55	31.20	37.85	42.40	55.30		31	20.60	29.05	32.90	39.90	44.70	58.30
32	20.10	28.25	32.15	39.00	43.65	57.00		32	21.20	29.80	33.90	41.10	46.00	60.10
33	20.65	28.95	33.10	40.10	44.90	58.70		33	21.75	30.50	34.90	42.25	47.30	61.85
34	21.15	29.70	34.00	41.25	46.15	60.45		34	22.30	31.30	35.85	43.50	48.65	63.70
35	21.70	30.40	34.95	42.40	47.40	62.15		35	22.85	32.05	36.85	44.70	49.95	65.50
36	22.25	31.10	35.85	43.55	48.65	63.85		36	23.45	32.80	37.80	45.90	51.30	67.30
37	22.75	31.95	36.80	44.65	49.90	65.60		37	24.00	33.70	38.80	47.05	52.60	69.15
38	23.30	32.65	37.70	45.85	51.15	67.30		38	24.55	34.40	39.75	48.35	53.90	70.95
39	23.75	33.50	38.65	47.00	52.40	69.05		39	25.05	35.30	40.75	49.55	55.25	72.80
40	24.25	34.30	39.60	48.10	53.60	70.75		40	25.55	36.15	41.75	50.70	56.50	74.55
41	24.70	35.00	40.45	49.25	54.85	72.45		41	26.05	36.90	42.65	51.90	57.80	76.35
42	25.20	35.85	41.35	50.30	56.15	74.20		42	26.55	37.80	43.60	53.00	59.20	78.20
43	25.65	36.60	42.30	51.50	57.40	75.90		43	27.05	38.60	44.60	54.30	60.50	80.00
44	26.15	37.40	43.25	52.60	58.70	77.60		44	27.55	39.40	45.60	55.45	61.85	81.80
45	26.60	38.20	44.15	53.75	59.95	79.35		45	28.05	40.25	46.55	56.65	63.20	83.65
46	27.10	39.00	45.05	54.85	61.20	81.05		46	28.55	41.10	47.50	57.80	64.50	85.45
47	27.55	39.75	46.00	56.05	62.50	82.75		47	29.05	41.90	48.50	59.10	65.90	87.20
48	28.05	40.60	46.95	57.20	63.75	84.50		48	29.55	42.80	49.50	60.30	67.20	89.05
49	28.50	41.35	47.80	58.30	65.05	86.20		49	30.05	43.60	50.40	61.45	68.55	90.85
50	28.95	42.15	48.75	59.45	66.30	87.95		50	30.50	44.45	51.40	62.65	69.90	92.70
51	29.45	42.95	49.65	60.55	67.55	89.65		51	31.05	45.25	52.35	63.80	71.20	94.50
52	29.90	43.75	50.60	61.75	68.80	91.35		52	31.50	46.10	53.35	65.10	72.50	96.30
53	30.40	44.50	51.50	62.85	70.05	93.10		53	32.05	46.90	54.30	66.25	73.85	98.15
54	30.85	45.25	52.45	63.95	71.30	94.80		54	32.50	47.70	55.30	67.40	75.15	99.90
55	31.35	46.10	53.40	65.05	72.50	96.50		55	33.05	48.60	56.30	68.55	76.40	101.70
56	31.80	46.85	54.25	66.25	73.75	98.25		56	33.50	49.40	57.20	69.85	77.75	103.55
57	32.30	47.65	55.15	67.35	75.00	99.95		57	34.05	50.20	58.15	71.00	79.05	105.35
58	32.75	48.45	56.10	68.50	76.25	101.65		58	34.50	51.05	59.15	72.20	80.35	107.15
59	33.25	49.25	57.05	69.60	77.50	103.40		59	35.05	51.90	60.15	73.35	81.70	109.00
60	33.70	50.00	58.00	70.80	78.75	105.10		60	35.50	52.70	61.15	74.60	83.00	110.80
61	34.20	50.85	58.85	71.95	80.00	106.85		61	36.05	53.60	62.05	75.85	84.30	112.60
62	34.65	51.55	59.80	73.05	81.25	108.55		62	36.50	54.35	63.05	77.00	85.65	114.40
63	35.15	52.40	60.75	74.20	82.50	110.25		63	37.05	55.25	64.05	78.20	86.95	116.20
64	35.60	53.20	61.70	75.35	83.70	112.00		64	37.50	56.05	65.05	79.40	88.20	118.05
65	36.10	53.90	62.50	76.45	84.95	113.70		65	38.05	56.80	65.90	80.60	89.55	119.85
66	36.55	54.75	63.45	77.55	86.20	115.40		66	38.50	57.70	66.90	81.75	90.85	121.65
67	37.05	55.60	64.40	78.70	87.45	117.15		67	39.05	58.60	67.90	82.95	92.15	123.50
68	37.50	56.30	65.35	79.80	88.70	118.85		68	39.50	59.35	68.90	84.10	93.50	125.25
69	38.00	57.10	66.25	81.00	89.95	120.55		69	40.05	60.20	69.85	85.35	94.80	127.05
70	38.45	57.95	67.15	82.10	91.20	122.30		70	40.55	61.10	70.80	86.55	96.10	128.90
Notes:								Notes:
1. Parcels that weigh less than 15 pounds but measure more than 84 inches in combined length and girth are charged the applicable rate for a 15-pound parcel.								1. Parcels that weigh less than 15 pounds but measure more than 84 inches in combined length and girth are charged the applicable rate for a 15-pound parcel.
2. The 1-pound rate is charged for matter sent in a flat-rate envelope provided by the USPS, regardless of the actual weight of the piece.								2. The 1-pound rate is charged for matter sent in a flat-rate envelope provided by the USPS, regardless of the actual weight of the piece.
3. Postage for the flat-rate box is $7.70								3. Postage for the flat-rate box is $8.10

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