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Periodicals Rate Comparison

PERIODICALS

Outside County

CURRENT RATES

Pound Rates

Piece Rates

Nonadvertising Portion

Automation

Zone

Rate

Presort Level

Nonautomation

Letter-Size

Flat-Size

All Zones

$0.179

Basic

$0.333

$0.266

$0.291

3-Digit

0.283

0.231

0.248

Advertising Portion

5-Digit

0.219

0.178

0.194

Zone

Rate

Carrier Route

0.139

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Delivery Unit

$0.153

High Density

0.113

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SCF

0.195

Saturation

0.095

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ADC

0.238

1 & 2

0.238

Piece Rate Discounts:

3

0.253

Nonadvertising Adj

0.067

4

0.292

Delivery Unit

0.017

5

0.351

SCF

0.008

6

0.413

ADC

0.000

7

0.488

Pallet

0.000

8

0.552

Dropship Pallet

0.000

R2001-1 RECOMMENDED RATES

Pound Rates

Piece Rates

Nonadvertising Portion

Automation

Zone

Rate

Presort Level

Nonautomation

Letter-Size

Flat-Size

All Zones

$0.193

Basic

$0.373

$0.281

$0.325

3-Digit

0.324

0.249

0.283

Advertising Portion

5-Digit

0.256

0.195

0.226

Zone

Rate

Carrier Route

0.163

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Delivery Unit

$0.158

High Density

0.131

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SCF

0.203

Saturation

0.112

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ADC

0.223

1 & 2

0.248

Piece Rate Discounts:

3

0.267

Nonadvertising Adj

0.074

4

0.315

Delivery Unit

0.018

5

0.389

SCF

0.008

6

0.466

ADC

0.002

7

0.559

Pallet

0.005

8

0.638

Dropship Pallet

0.010

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

Pound Rates

Piece Rates

Nonadvertising Portion

Automation

Zone

Rate

Presort Level

Nonautomation

Letter-Size

Flat-Size

All Zones

7.8%

Basic

12.0%

5.6%

11.7%

3-Digit

14.5%

7.8%

14.1%

Advertising Portion

5-Digit

16.9%

9.6%

16.5%

Zone

Rate

Carrier Route

17.3%

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Delivery Unit

3.3%

High Density

15.9%

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SCF

4.1%

Saturation

17.9%

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ADC

-6.3%

1 & 2

4.2%

Piece Rate Discounts:

3

5.5%

Nonadvertising Adj

10.4%

4

7.9%

Delivery Unit

5.9%

5

10.8%

SCF

0.0%

6

12.8%

ADC

n/a

7

14.5%

Pallet

n/a

8

15.6%

Dropship Pallet

n/a

Note 1: Current rates are July 1, 2001 rates.

Note 2: Nonprofit and Classroom periodicals receive a 5 percent discount on all components of postage except advertising pounds.

Note 3: The current ADC advertising pound rate is assumed to equal the Zones 1&2 advertising pound rate.

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