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> Maybe, I don't find it yet? Any suggestions?

It would be nice if there was a QRcode format on receipts for this. Off the top of my head, the encoded format would have:

* store name/location

* total amount

* field for tax(es) broken out

* a general category of the purchase if it's simple ("fuel", "food" for receipt from McDonald's)

* groupings of items for certain types/categories: at (e.g.) Costco you can buy groceries and clothing, so have a grouping for all your food with the total for that categorized as "food", clothes grouped together with its category; you can also get gas and tire/oil changes ("transportation")

The major categories could be what a lot of countries use for CPI categories:

* https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/71-607-x/2018016/cpi-ipc...

* https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.t01.htm

* https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/cpi/158c.html

* https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/macroeconomic_and_sectoral/h...



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