On October 12, the Postal Service™ announced its 2017 Market Dominant Price Change filing with the Postal Regulatory Commission. Following their review, the new prices will take effect January 22, 2017.
The overall average price change is less than one percent as a result of the price cap and low inflation. Price changes by class of mail are as follows:
2017 Price Change Category Current
First-Class Mail® 0.780
First-Class Mail Parcels 0.624
Standard Mail® 0.895
Periodicals 0.832
Package Services 1.007
Special Services 2.536
Early analysis shows dramatically different real-world results due to the way the price cells were changed.