New EMA Rate Effective December 31, 2022 (Pay Period 02-2023)

On December 13, 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the November 2022 Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which established the Private Transportation Index at 266.492, a decrease from the August 2022 Index of 273.737. Therefore, based on the November 2022 CPI-W release, the Equipment Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for rural carriers will decrease 2.5¢ to 93.5¢ per mile. This EMA rate will be effective December 31, 2022 (Pay Period 02-2023).