US Postal Service to raise prices, make fuel surcharge permanent

The U.S. Postal Service is moving to raise and make permanent its fuel surcharge, which the agency introduced for the first time earlier this year. The fuel surcharge will increase to 11% from 8% starting in January, the USPS said in a statement Thursday. Certain domestic shipping services also will increase by an average of 5.9%. That adjustment is in line with the typical annual rate changes that other large parcel carriers have announced for the year ahead. kAm%96 7F6= DFC492C86 9:<6 4@>6D 27E6C 5:6D6= AC:46D 9:E C64@C5 9:89D 5F6 E@ E96 H2C :? xC2?] %96 &$!$ :>A=6>6?E65 :ED 7:CDE\6G6C 7F6= C6=2E65 766 :? pAC:=[ D@@? 27E6C E96 H2C DE2CE65 2?5 5:6D6= AC:46D ;F>A65] r@DED 92G6 4@?E:?F65 E@ :?4C62D6 E9C@F89@FE E96 J62C]k^Am kAm$92C6D @7 A2C46= 8:2?ED &?:E65 !2C46= $6CG:46 x?4] 76== `T 2?5 u65tI r@CA] D=:AA65 =6DD E92? `T @? %9FCD52J 27E6C E96 !@DE2= $6CG:46 2??@F?465 E96 A=2??65 AC:46 9:<6D] q@E9 4@>A2?:6D 2C6 4@?E6?5:?8 H:E9 D:>:=2C 4@DE 9625H:?5D 2?5 2C6 =62?:?8 962G:=J @? AC:4:?8 E@ 3@@DE C6G6?F6]k^Am kAm%96 2??@F?46>6?E 4@>6D 52JD 27E6C E96 &$!$ C6A@CE65 2??F2= 7:?2?4:2= C6DF=ED H9:49 D9@H65 E92E E96 286?4J =@DE Se]d 3:==:@? :? 7:D42= J62C a_ae[ 4@>A2C65 H:E9 Sh 3:==:@? E96 J62C AC:@C]k^Am kAm%96 &$!$ 7246D 2 5:C6 7:?2?4:2= D:EF2E:@? 5F6 E@ :ED >2DD:G6 @A6C2E:@?2= 4@DED 2?5 H2?:?8 >2:= G@=F>6] !@DE>2DE6C v6?6C2= s2G:5 $E6:?6C 92D D2:5 E96 286?4J 4@F=5 CF? @FE @7 >@?6J 2D D@@? 2D u63CF2CJ[ 2?5 92D 92=E65 5:D4C6E:@?2CJ DA6?5:?8 2?5 46CE2:? C6E:C6>6?E 4@?EC:3FE:@?D E@ DE2G6 @77 2 =:BF:5:EJ 4C:D:D] w6 92D 2=D@ 2D<65 r@?8C6DD 7@C 96=A D@=G:?8 D@>6 @7 E96 286?4J’D DECF4EFC2= 7:?2?4:2= :DDF6D]k^Am