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Retail, payments, fraud, wages and wealth data

Compiled statistics and analysis on per diem rates, retail returns, peer-to-peer payments, expense fraud, wages and national wealth, drawn from the GSA, the NRF, Appriss Retail, Early Warning Services, the Federal Reserve, the FTC, the IRS, the ACFE, the OECD, the World Bank and company filings.

Free to quote with attribution. Written for journalists, analysts and anyone who needs a figure they can stand behind, so every one of them carries the release it came from and the date that release was published.

  1. Did you know? Not one of the 295 higher-cost per diem areas had its lodging rate cut for FY 2027, and 282 of them went up.

    Travel

    Per Diem Rates 2027: All 295 Areas, Ranked

    FY 2027 per diem rates: $113 standard lodging and all 295 higher-cost areas ranked. 282 were raised and none was cut. GSA and IRS figures, analysed and dated.

    7 sources18 min
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  2. Did you know? Americans say they throw away or lose 49% of their paper receipts, even the ones they meant to keep.

    Receipts

    Receipt Statistics 2026: Paper, Waste and BPA

    Receipt statistics for 2026: paper used, receipts lost, BPA, fading and new laws. Every figure traced to its source, including two that don’t add up.

    26 sources21 min
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  3. Did you know? The typical expense fraud costs an employer $36,000 and runs for 18 months before it is caught.

    Fraud

    Expense Fraud Statistics October 2026

    Expense fraud statistics for 2026: a $36,000 median loss, 18 months undetected, and AI-made receipts at 70.8% of flagged fakes. Every figure sourced and dated.

    15 sources22 min
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  4. Did you know? Iceland paid the highest average wage in the OECD in 2025: $100,605 once prices are equalised.

    Wages

    Highest Paying Countries in the World 2026

    Highest paying countries on 2025 data: Iceland leads on average wage, Luxembourg on the minimum, the US on top 1% pay. Every figure sourced and dated.

    14 sources16 min
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  5. Did you know? Luxembourg produced $147,252 of output per resident in 2025, yet 47% of its workforce lives in another country.

    Economy

    Richest Countries in the World 2026, Ranked

    Richest countries in the world on 2025 data: Luxembourg leads on GDP per person, Singapore on buying power, Switzerland on wealth. See how each earns.

    15 sources17 min
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  6. Did you know? $850 billion was returned by U.S. shoppers in 2025.

    Retail

    Retail Returns Statistics September 2026

    US returns were $849.9B in 2025 on one credible count and $706B on another. Why they disagree, what returns cost, and the $68B returned without a receipt.

    10 sources15 min
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  7. Did you know? Zelle carried $1.2 trillion in 2025, and $350 billion of it was small-business payments.

    Payments

    Peer-to-Peer Payment Statistics September 2026

    Peer-to-peer payment statistics for 2026: Zelle’s $1.2T year, Venmo and Cash App, $15.9B in reported fraud, and the 1099-K rule that actually applies.

    Updated 17 sources17 min
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