label,count
Meals,17
Ride Hailing,15
Airfare,14
Hotel,12
Fuel,11
Misc.,11
Supplies,5
Cell Phone,5
Car Rental,4
Grocery,2
Shipping,2
Parking,1
Tolls,1
Customized SpendSmart™ Results for
Get more value from your company’s T&E spend by regularly comparing your travel and expense costs against industry benchmarks. Review your customized T&E scorecard below to see if your policy spending is in line with industry benchmarks developed from more than 50 million receipts and expenses processed by the Certify system in 2018.
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Average Spending by
Category in 2018
Percentage of total annual T&E transactions by expense category based on more than 50 million reciepts and expenses processed by the Certify system in 2018.
Your Airfare Spending
Your average airfare is than the benchmark amount.
Policy Matters
79% of all companies have a written T&E Policy in place
72% enforce compliance with a manual or selective review
Fuel and other factors can affect air costs; consider intergrated travel booking to ensure the best rates.
Lodging Costs for
Your average lodging cost is than the benchmark amount.
Average Meal Expense
Your average meal expense is than the benchmark amount.
Meals were the #1 expense category in 2018, with 17% of total T&E transactions.
Your Car Rental Costs
Your average car rental cost is than the benchmark amount.
Average Ride Hailing Fare
Your team’s average ride costs than the benchmark amount.
In Q4 2018, more buisiness travelers chose Uber over taxi or car rental.
Fuel Expenses
Your average fuel expense is than the benchmark amount.
The average fuel expense has dropped $13.87 since 2013.
