Price of stamps to go up 3 cents

The price of a stamp is about to go up -- and more so than expected. A panel overseeing the U.S. Postal Service approved a three-cent hike from the current price of 46 cents. It will take effect on January 26.

That includes a one-cent increase -- to keep pace with inflation -- approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission last month. At the time, the cash-strapped Postal Service had sought the three-cent bump. The additional two cents are intended to be temporary and to recoup losses the Postal Service suffered during the recession, the commission said.

우표값이 1월 26일부터 3센트 오릅니다. 연방우정국은 우정관리위원회로부터 우편요금 2년 한시적 인상안을 승인 받아 요금 인상안을 실시한다고 밝혔는데요. 이에 따라 오는 26일부터 2년간 현행 46센트에서 49센트로 인상됩니다.