Postal Service Says Surplus Will Help Keep Rates Stable From: The Washington Post | Date: December 10, 2003| Author: Brian Faler | Copyright 2003 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The U.S. Postal Service finished its 2003 fiscal year, officials announced yesterday, with a multibillion-dollar surplus -- a development that will help keep postal rates unchanged until 2006.

The agency, which has battled persistent financial shortfalls, ended the year with a $3.9 billion surplus, about $300 million more than expected. It is the agency's first surplus since fiscal 1999.

"These financial results are important to the American consumer and American business, for th...

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