{"id":718,"date":"2018-02-06T14:30:05","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T19:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www1.n-focus.com\/?p=718"},"modified":"2020-07-14T10:13:12","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T15:13:12","slug":"2018-postage-rate-calculators-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.n-focus.com\/~nfci\/index.php\/2018\/02\/06\/2018-postage-rate-calculators-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Postage Rate Calculators Now Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New postage rates have gone into effect, let NFocus help you navigate the changes.<\/p>\n<p>The Postal Service has raised postage rates for 2018.&nbsp; The new rates are for both Market Dominant (First-Class, Marketing Mail, and Periodicals) and Competitive products (Priority Mail, international mail, and shipping).&nbsp; Rates in the Competitive category have increased an average of 3.9% while the Market Dominant products saw an average increase of about 2%.<\/p>\n<p>A few examples of the new rates are listed below.<\/p>\n<table width=\"546\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"335\">Category &#8211; Marketing Mail Commercial<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"88\">Current Price<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"70\">New Price<\/td>\n<td width=\"53\">Change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"335\">Flats&nbsp;Saturation SCF<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"88\">$0.164<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"70\">$0.165<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"53\">0.61%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"335\">Flats Saturation NDC<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"88\">$0.178<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"70\">$0.179<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"53\">0.56%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"335\">Letters Saturation SCF<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"88\">$0.155<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"70\">$0.158<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"53\">1.94%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"335\">Letters Saturation NDC<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"88\">$0.162<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"70\">$0.164<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"53\">1.23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>NFocus provides postage calculators to help mailers get a better estimate on how the new rate structure will affect their mailings.&nbsp; Download the updated calculators below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.n-focus.com\/~nfci\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2018USPSMarketingMail.xls\">2018 USPS Marketing Mail Calculator<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.n-focus.com\/~nfci\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2018PeriodicalsRates.xls\">2018 USPS Periodicals Rate Calculator<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Still have questions? 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