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The largest price increase* in the history of small shipping has been implemented. Here is a summary of the increases.
| Carrier | Ground | Air | International |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPS | 5.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| FedEx | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
* These rates include a 2 percent base rate increase, which is reduced in the fuel surcharge.
The advertised increases by the carriers do not match the actual increases. The following two charts show the actual increases in a year-over-year base-rate analysis.
Actual Next Day Rate Increases
| Zone 2 | Zone 3 | Zone 4 | Zone 5 | Zone 6 | Zone 7 | Zone 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter | 5.32% | 6.36% | 7.75% | 7.87% | 7.90% | 8.56% | 8.50% |
| 1 | 6.33% | 7.94% | 7.96% | 8.00% | 7.99% | 8.41% | 8.46% |
| 2 | 5.14% | 7.69% | 8.05% | 7.83% | 7.88% | 8.42% | 8.48% |
| 3 | 6.41% | 7.91% | 8.01% | 8.03% | 7.97% | 8.38% | 8.45% |
| 4 | 6.43% | 8.13% | 7.93% | 7.95% | 7.86% | 8.47% | 8.47% |
| 5 | 5.12% | 7.90% | 7.89% | 7.84% | 7.98% | 8.54% | 8.44% |
| 6 | 6.26% | 7.71% | 7.99% | 8.01% | 7.94% | 8.44% | 8.36% |
| 7 | 6.40% | 7.83% | 7.89% | 7.95% | 7.95% | 8.46% | 8.43% |
| 8 | 6.29% | 8.10% | 7.93% | 7.93% | 8.04% | 8.48% | 8.49% |
| 9 | 5.31% | 7.89% | 7.99% | 7.97% | 7.97% | 8.42% | 8.50% |
| 10 | 5.30% | 3.42% | 7.90% | 7.99% | 7.97% | 8.47% | 8.45% |
Actual Ground Rate Increases
| Zone 2 | Zone 3 | Zone 4 | Zone 5 | Zone 6 | Zone 7 | Zone 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8.81% | 8.80% | 8.07% | 7.74% | 7.77% | 7.85% | 7.87% |
| 2 | 8.90% | 8.81% | 7.82% | 8.07% | 7.89% | 7.89% | 7.86% |
| 3 | 8.82% | 8.84% | 7.82% | 7.75% | 7.73% | 7.65% | 7.54% |
| 4 | 8.80% | 8.94% | 7.82% | 7.79% | 7.47% | 7.55% | 7.66% |
| 5 | 8.82% | 8.80% | 7.99% | 7.44% | 7.45% | 7.62% | 7.49% |
| 6 | 8.54% | 8.51% | 7.85% | 7.06% | 6.33% | 6.47% | 6.85% |
| 7 | 8.51% | 8.44% | 7.50% | 6.36% | 5.83% | 5.83% | 5.66% |
| 8 | 8.57% | 8.35% | 7.47% | 5.91% | 5.93% | 5.84% | 5.68% |
| 9 | 8.52% | 8.47% | 7.15% | 5.91% | 5.93% | 5.79% | 5.67% |
| 10 | 8.41% | 8.41% | 6.68% | 5.89% | 5.95% | 5.76% | 5.62% |
Accessorial fees also are changing significantly in 2009, as shown below.
| Residential Surcharge | 4.3% |
| Declared Value | 8.3% |
| Additional Handling Fee | 15.4% |
| Saturday Pickup Fee | 20% |
| Saturday Delivery Fee | 20% |
| Address Correction (ground) | 33% |
| Delivery Area Surcharge | 6.6% |
| Extended Delivery Area Surcharge | 23% |
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