Text: While service standards differ (many countries offer two mail deliveries each weekday, for example), even at 33 cents, U.S. prices compare favorably with first-class rates overseas--Japan charges 74 cents, Germany 59 cents, France 48 cents, and Great Britain 37 cents.
Entailment: U.S. prices have an advantage over other first-class rates overseas.
Contradiction: Mail costs in the US are much higher than any other country in the world.