UPS rates going up

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Effective January 2, 2012, UPS rates will increase as follows*:

• UPS Ground services will increase a net 4.9% through a combination of a 5.9% increase in rates and a 1 percentage point reduction in the UPS Ground fuel surcharge.
• UPS Air and International services will increase a net 4.9% through a combination of a 6.9% increase in rates and a 2 percentage point reduction in the UPS Air and International services fuel surcharge. Rates for UPS Next Day Air^® remain up to 4% lower than our largest U.S. private competitor for similar services.
• UPS Next Day Air^® Freight and UPS 2nd Day Air^® Freight rates for shipments within and between the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico will increase 5.9%. UPS 3 Day Freight^® rates will remain unchanged.