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How to use
  1. Enter your zip and occupation.
  2. Read your one footing number — are you ahead of local prices?
  3. Tap “why?” to see why national CPI isn’t your cost of living.
Real Footing · the economy, about you

Are you gaining ground?

Your real wage against local prices — one number you can watch move.

National CPI (BLS): loading live figure…
Your footing this month
▼ -0.4%
Local prices are outrunning your wage.
Real wage 0% (modeled)Local CPI 2.8% (modeled)Job market hot

This isn't national CPI.

National CPI is live from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (series CUUR0000SA0, CPI-U, year-over-year). Your local/personal estimate is modeled around that national baseline — production wires BLS area series + Census for your zip and occupation. Inputs here drive a seed calculation for the prototype.