According to the financial information service Moneyfacts, the average cost of a two-year fixed-rate loan, for someone with a 25% deposit, is currently 4.28%.

BBC: More fixed-rate mortgages go up

Citing a study from Merrill Lynch, the CTIA chart says the average U.S. consumer pays 5 cents per minute for voice service--a rate cheaper than other advanced telecom markets, such as the U.K., Germany, South Korea and Japan.

FORBES: Telecom

The government wants to cap overall employer contributions to the civil service scheme at a maximum of 20%, just slightly more than the current average contribution rate of 19.4%.

BBC: NEWS | Business | Civil service pension reforms due

Garanti Pension and Life used Microsoft Dynamics CRM to establish a 360-degree customer view and streamline key processes, which, in turn allowed them to reduce customer service resolution times by 75%, improve sales efficiency by 25%, and ultimately increase the average customer contribution rate by 43%.

FORBES: Insurance Companies Adopt CRM Tools To Boost Productivity