Original: Damage from Ike is estimated at $ 37.6 billion ( 2008 USD ) of which $ 29.6 billion was in the US , the third most destructive U.S. hurricane on record , behind Katrina in 2005 and Andrew in 1992 .
Simplified: Damage from Ike is guessed at $ 31.5 billion ( 2008 USD ) , the third most damaging hurricane in U.S. history , behind Katrina in 2005 and Andrew in 1992 .