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UPS has announced that rates on Ground Shippments will go up by 5.9% in 2009 and 4.9% on express shipments.

The rate increase for air and international shipments is based on a basic rate increase of 6.9% and a 2% reduction in fuel surcharge.

While everyone should expect shipping rates to go up, this comes at a tough time for online shoppers who are growing a custom to getting free shipping on all their online orders, and it makes life that much harder for ther etailers who have to provide the free shipping to compete online. 

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