The issue of the rising cost of postage is certainly important for those who buy from small businesses such as those found on Etsy or any other e-commerce retailer who chooses to use United States Postal Service.
For the past few years postal sales have been on the decline because of people's use of the internet for communication and for paying bills, among other things. ll of these were once taken care of by the postal service. And
"With volume down, the Postal Service has fewer pieces of mail to pay the same fixed costs"
I'm not sure what these fixed costs are and this might make for some interesting reading material if I do find info on it.
There is a proposal going through Congress I would assume which would increase the price of postage. Most rates are expected to go up 4 to 6% which doesn't sound like a lot but an increase in shipping charges can be a buzz kill for online shoppers.
Any increase in postage prices will take effect in early January.
The article can be found here:
Postal Rates to go up,again
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