friday factoids march 21, 2014

… of Kenyan mobile phone owners use

their phones to make mobile payments.

80% Source: Tech Republic, 2014

Source: Nerd Wallet, 2014

$9,000-

$15,000

… the average range of American credit card debt.

Source: WSJ, 2014

$15 Billion

… is how much Chinese e-retailer Alibaba is projected raise in an IPO

… is how much Amazon’s annual sales grew in 2013.

Source: Amazon, 2014

21.9%

Source: CNBC, 2014

… of annual sales at Home Depot and Lowes stores occur between May and August.

30%

25%

Source: Financial Times, 2014

… of purchases at Starbucks in 2014

were made on Starbucks gift cards.

.

… is how much Americans are projected to spend on home-improvement products in 2014.

$143.6B

Source: IBIS World, 2014

Source: The Baby Center, 2014

… is the value of Russia’s annual oil and natural gas exports.

$160 Million

… the distance thieves tunneled to

steal an ATM in London50

ft.Source: The BBC, 2014

Source: National Confectioners Association , 2014

… is the number of jellybeans that will be consumed between now and Easter.

$16 Billion