Next time you go to the post office to send a package, you'll likely find that prices are higher as the United States Postal Service (USPS) is officially moving forward with price increases this week.

This is noteworthy because the Postal Service hiked stamp prices in five consecutive Januarys from 2020 to 2024.

The postal service previously announced that priority mail will increase by 6.6 percent on January 18.

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