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Sending packages via UPS will soon cost more

Posted on October 21, 2014
Tom Huddleston, Jr.
Fortune
October 21, 2014
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Shipping packages with United Parcel Service will cost a little bit more starting at the end of this year after the package delivery company just announced its latest rate hike.

UPS said Monday that it plans to increase rates by an average of 4.9% for services within and between the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. The new rates go into effect December 29 and will be applied to ground, air, international and freight services.

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