 In a move that caught virtually no one by surprise, UPS Inc. said late Friday that it would raise its 2023 published or tariff rates by 6.9, matching the increase announced last month by rival FedEx Corp. UPS NYSE: UPS increase takes effect Dec. 27, a week before the FedEx NYSE: FDX increase. The UPS increase applies to its U.S. air and ground delivery services, as well as its international services. 