Compare Standard or First Class Letter Rates in 11 Countries
Posted on July 28th, 2008 by David Rennie
Bulletin no. 040 July 24, 2008
Standard or First Class Letter Rates in 11 Countries
2008 20 g rate
Domestic in Fully Liberalized
Rate Currency CAD$ Domestic Market?
Finland 0.70 eur $1.08 Yes
Italy 0.60 eur $0.94 No
Sweden 5.50 sek $0.92 Yes
Austria 0.55 eur $0.86 No
France 0.55 eur $0.86 No
Germany 0.55 eur $0.86 Yes
New Zealand 0.50 nzd $0.39 Yes
Japan 80.0 yen $0.77 No
United Kingdom 0.36 gbp $0.71 Yes
Canada 0.52 cad $0.52 No
United States*0.42 usd $0.42 No
Sources: Universal Currency Converter, 5/25/08; Postage rates worldwide, http://www.atms.ch/rates; United Nations: World Population Prospects 2006
