whatchanged.us Weekly Data Audit

Report generated: 2026-03-28 05:04 UTC
Auditor: Automated Audit System v1.0
Zip codes tested: 10
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Executive Summary

365
Passed
0
Failed
6
Warnings
48
Skipped
Advisory Findings:
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00601 — Adjuntas, PR (Adjuntas Municipio)

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Check Description Category Site Value Source Value Difference Status
eia_price_match Gas price from whatchanged.us vs EIA API for the same area (U.S.). Tolerance: ±$0.05/gal. gas 4.096 4.096 0.0 $/gal (tol: 0.05) PASS
aaa_cross_check AAA scraping failed even with Playwright browser rendering. The site may have changed its layout. gas — View source — SKIP
grocery_index_match BLS CPI grocery index value from the site vs directly from the BLS API for the same series ID. cpi — View source — SKIP
grocery_pct_change_internal Internal consistency: does the displayed grocery % change match (current - baseline) / baseline x 100? cpi 2.6 2.6 0.0 percentage points (tol: 0.1) PASS
shelter_data_present Confirms BLS shelter CPI series has data. The site shows shelter cost % change from this series. cpi — View source — SKIP
shelter_change_reasonable Sanity check: shelter % change is between -20% and +50%. cpi 3.3 — — PASS
bls_laus_match Unemployment rate from whatchanged.us vs directly from BLS LAUS (Local Area Unemployment Statistics) for the same county. unemployment — View source — SKIP
income_vs_census Median household income used by the site vs Census ACS 5-year estimate (table B19013) for this zip code. tariff 18571 18571.0 0.0 dollars (tol: 2000.0) PASS
tariff_vs_yale_method Site's tariff estimate vs independent calculation using Census income x Yale Budget Lab rate (2.05% of household income). tariff 381 381 0 dollars/yr (tol: 200.0) PASS
tariff_display_vs_api Tariff estimate shown on the rendered page vs the API response (checks for display/rounding bugs). rendered 381.0 381.0 0.0 PASS
gas_price_display Gas price shown on the rendered page vs the API response (checks for display/rounding bugs). rendered 4.1 4.1 0.0 PASS
grocery_change_display Grocery % change on the rendered page vs the API response. rendered 2.6 2.6 0.0 % PASS
shelter_change_display Shelter % change on the rendered page vs the API response. rendered 3.3 3.3 0.0 % PASS
gas_change_recomputed Re-derive gas price change from current and baseline values. Catches internal math errors. computation 0.867 0.867 0.0 PASS
grocery_pct_recomputed Re-derive grocery CPI % change from current and baseline index values. computation 2.6 2.6 0.0 percentage points PASS
unemployment_change_recomputed Re-derive unemployment rate change from current and baseline values. computation 3.5 3.5 0.0 percentage points PASS
national_unemployment_present Verify national unemployment nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 121 View source — PASS
national_unemployment_freshness Most recent national unemployment data point should be within 60 days. national 55 View source — PASS
national_unemployment_range Sanity check: national unemployment rate should be between 0.0 and 15.0 %. national 4.4 View source — PASS
national_cpi_present Verify national CPI nationalSeries is present in the API response. national — View source — WARN
national_gas_present Verify national gas price nationalSeries is present in the API response. national — View source — WARN
local_vs_national_unemployment Local unemployment rate vs national average. A difference > 20.0pp would be unusual and likely indicates a data mapping error. national 16.7 4.4 12.3 percentage points (tol: 20.0) PASS
gas_change_audit_block Verify gas change from the API's _audit.computations block matches an independent calculation. computation_audit 0.867 0.867 0.0 PASS
tariff_audit_block Verify tariff estimate from the API's _audit.computations block matches an independent calculation. computation_audit 381 381 0 PASS
series_metro_verification Verify BLS series IDs actually map to the metro area the site claims. A mismatch means data from the wrong city. metro_mapping — — — SKIP
freshness_gas Check that gas data was fetched recently enough (within 7 days). freshness — — — PASS
freshness_cpi Check that cpi data was fetched recently enough (within 45 days). freshness — — — PASS
freshness_unemployment Check that unemployment data was fetched recently enough (within 45 days). freshness — — — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
gas_baseline Verify the gas price baseline matches the Jan 20, 2025 data point in the series (inauguration day). baseline 3.229 3.229 0.0 (tol: 0.1) PASS
unemployment_baseline Verify the unemployment baseline matches the January 2025 data point in the series. baseline 13.2 13.2 0.0 PASS
cpi_grocery_baseline Verify the CPI grocery baseline matches the January 2025 index value in the series. baseline 310.936 310.936 0.0 PASS
aaa_cross_check: AAA data unavailable (best-effort scraper)
grocery_index_match: Missing BLS data for grocery series CUUR0000SAF11
shelter_data_present: Missing BLS data for shelter series CUUR0000SAH1
bls_laus_match: Missing BLS data for series LAUCN720010000000003
national_cpi_present: cpi.data.nationalSeries is missing or empty
national_gas_present: gas.data.nationalSeries is missing or empty
series_metro_verification: No BLS API data available for verification

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06510 — New Haven, CT (New Haven County)

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Check Description Category Site Value Source Value Difference Status
eia_price_match Gas price from whatchanged.us vs EIA API for the same area (BOSTON). Tolerance: ±$0.05/gal. gas 3.861 3.861 0.0 $/gal (tol: 0.05) PASS
aaa_cross_check AAA scraping failed even with Playwright browser rendering. The site may have changed its layout. gas — View source — SKIP
grocery_index_match BLS CPI grocery index value from the site vs directly from the BLS API for the same series ID. cpi — View source — SKIP
grocery_pct_change_internal Internal consistency: does the displayed grocery % change match (current - baseline) / baseline x 100? cpi 0.4 0.4 0.0 percentage points (tol: 0.1) PASS
shelter_data_present Confirms BLS shelter CPI series has data. The site shows shelter cost % change from this series. cpi — View source — SKIP
shelter_change_reasonable Sanity check: shelter % change is between -20% and +50%. cpi 2.7 — — PASS
unemployment_data_present Check for presence of unemployment data from whatchanged.us API. unemployment — — — SKIP
income_vs_census Median household income used by the site vs Census ACS 5-year estimate (table B19013) for this zip code. tariff 63598 63598.0 0.0 dollars (tol: 2000.0) PASS
tariff_vs_yale_method Site's tariff estimate vs independent calculation using Census income x Yale Budget Lab rate (2.05% of household income). tariff 1304 1304 0 dollars/yr (tol: 200.0) PASS
tariff_display_vs_api Tariff estimate shown on the rendered page vs the API response (checks for display/rounding bugs). rendered 1304.0 1304.0 0.0 PASS
gas_price_display Gas price shown on the rendered page vs the API response (checks for display/rounding bugs). rendered 3.86 3.86 0.0 PASS
grocery_change_display Grocery % change on the rendered page vs the API response. rendered 0.4 0.4 0.0 % PASS
shelter_change_display Shelter % change on the rendered page vs the API response. rendered 2.7 2.7 0.0 % PASS
gas_change_recomputed Re-derive gas price change from current and baseline values. Catches internal math errors. computation 0.655 0.655 0.0 PASS
grocery_pct_recomputed Re-derive grocery CPI % change from current and baseline index values. computation 0.4 0.4 0.0 percentage points PASS
national_unemployment_present Verify national unemployment nationalSeries is present in the API response. national — View source — WARN
national_cpi_present Verify national CPI nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 121 View source — PASS
national_cpi_freshness Most recent national CPI data point should be within 60 days. national 55 View source — PASS
national_cpi_grocery_range Sanity check: national grocery CPI index should be between 200.0 and 500.0 index points. national 318.898 View source — PASS
national_cpi_shelter_range Sanity check: national shelter CPI index should be between 200.0 and 500.0 index points. national 422.776 View source — PASS
national_gas_present Verify national gas price nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 520 View source — PASS
national_gas_freshness Most recent national gas price data point should be within 14 days. national 5 View source — PASS
national_gas_range Sanity check: national gas price should be between 1.0 and 10.0 $/gal. national 4.096 View source — PASS
local_vs_national_grocery_direction Local grocery CPI % change vs national — both should move in the same direction. Disagreement may indicate a series mapping error. national 0.4 2.56 — PASS
local_vs_national_gas Local gas price vs national average. A difference > $2/gal is unusual and may indicate a regional data error. national 3.861 4.096 0.235 $/gal (tol: 2.0) PASS
gas_change_audit_block Verify gas change from the API's _audit.computations block matches an independent calculation. computation_audit 0.655 0.655 0.0 PASS
tariff_audit_block Verify tariff estimate from the API's _audit.computations block matches an independent calculation. computation_audit 1304 1304 0 PASS
series_metro_verification Verify BLS series IDs actually map to the metro area the site claims. A mismatch means data from the wrong city. metro_mapping — — — SKIP
freshness_gas Check that gas data was fetched recently enough (within 7 days). freshness — — — PASS
freshness_cpi Check that cpi data was fetched recently enough (within 45 days). freshness — — — PASS
freshness_unemployment Check that unemployment data was fetched recently enough (within 45 days). freshness — — — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
gas_baseline Verify the gas price baseline matches the Jan 20, 2025 data point in the series (inauguration day). baseline 3.206 3.206 0.0 (tol: 0.1) PASS
cpi_grocery_baseline Verify the CPI grocery baseline matches the January 2025 index value in the series. baseline 317.027 317.027 0.0 PASS
aaa_cross_check: AAA data unavailable (best-effort scraper)
grocery_index_match: Missing BLS data for grocery series CUURS11ASAF11
shelter_data_present: Missing BLS data for shelter series CUURS11ASAH1
unemployment_data_present: No unemployment data from whatchanged.us
national_unemployment_present: unemployment.data.nationalSeries is missing or empty
series_metro_verification: No BLS API data available for verification

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Whatchanged Full
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10001 — New York, NY (New York County)

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Check Description Category Site Value Source Value Difference Status
eia_price_match Gas price from whatchanged.us vs EIA API for the same area (NEW YORK CITY). Tolerance: ±$0.05/gal. gas 3.977 3.977 0.0 $/gal (tol: 0.05) PASS
aaa_cross_check AAA scraping failed even with Playwright browser rendering. The site may have changed its layout. gas — View source — SKIP
grocery_index_match BLS CPI grocery index value from the site vs directly from the BLS API for the same series ID. cpi — View source — SKIP
grocery_pct_change_internal Internal consistency: does the displayed grocery % change match (current - baseline) / baseline x 100? cpi 4.1 4.1 0.0 percentage points (tol: 0.1) PASS
shelter_data_present Confirms BLS shelter CPI series has data. The site shows shelter cost % change from this series. cpi — View source — SKIP
shelter_change_reasonable Sanity check: shelter % change is between -20% and +50%. cpi 4.3 — — PASS
bls_laus_match Unemployment rate from whatchanged.us vs directly from BLS LAUS (Local Area Unemployment Statistics) for the same county. unemployment — View source — SKIP
income_vs_census Median household income used by the site vs Census ACS 5-year estimate (table B19013) for this zip code. tariff 123393 123393.0 0.0 dollars (tol: 2000.0) PASS
tariff_vs_yale_method Site's tariff estimate vs independent calculation using Census income x Yale Budget Lab rate (2.05% of household income). tariff 2530 2530 0 dollars/yr (tol: 200.0) PASS
tariff_display_vs_api Tariff estimate shown on the rendered page vs the API response (checks for display/rounding bugs). rendered 2530.0 2530.0 0.0 PASS
gas_price_display Gas price shown on the rendered page vs the API response (checks for display/rounding bugs). rendered 3.98 3.98 0.0 PASS
grocery_change_display Grocery % change on the rendered page vs the API response. rendered 4.1 4.1 0.0 % PASS
shelter_change_display Shelter % change on the rendered page vs the API response. rendered 4.3 4.3 0.0 % PASS
gas_change_recomputed Re-derive gas price change from current and baseline values. Catches internal math errors. computation 0.764 0.764 0.0 PASS
grocery_pct_recomputed Re-derive grocery CPI % change from current and baseline index values. computation 4.1 4.1 0.0 percentage points PASS
unemployment_change_recomputed Re-derive unemployment rate change from current and baseline values. computation 0.1 0.1 0.0 percentage points PASS
national_unemployment_present Verify national unemployment nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 121 View source — PASS
national_unemployment_freshness Most recent national unemployment data point should be within 60 days. national 55 View source — PASS
national_unemployment_range Sanity check: national unemployment rate should be between 0.0 and 15.0 %. national 4.4 View source — PASS
national_cpi_present Verify national CPI nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 121 View source — PASS
national_cpi_freshness Most recent national CPI data point should be within 60 days. national 55 View source — PASS
national_cpi_grocery_range Sanity check: national grocery CPI index should be between 200.0 and 500.0 index points. national 318.898 View source — PASS
national_cpi_shelter_range Sanity check: national shelter CPI index should be between 200.0 and 500.0 index points. national 422.776 View source — PASS
national_gas_present Verify national gas price nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 520 View source — PASS
national_gas_freshness Most recent national gas price data point should be within 14 days. national 5 View source — PASS
national_gas_range Sanity check: national gas price should be between 1.0 and 10.0 $/gal. national 4.096 View source — PASS
local_vs_national_unemployment Local unemployment rate vs national average. A difference > 10.0pp would be unusual and likely indicates a data mapping error. national 4.9 4.4 0.5 percentage points (tol: 10.0) PASS
local_vs_national_grocery_direction Local grocery CPI % change vs national — both should move in the same direction. Disagreement may indicate a series mapping error. national 4.1 2.56 — PASS
local_vs_national_gas Local gas price vs national average. A difference > $2/gal is unusual and may indicate a regional data error. national 3.977 4.096 0.119 $/gal (tol: 2.0) PASS
gas_change_audit_block Verify gas change from the API's _audit.computations block matches an independent calculation. computation_audit 0.764 0.764 0.0 PASS
tariff_audit_block Verify tariff estimate from the API's _audit.computations block matches an independent calculation. computation_audit 2530 2530 0 PASS
series_metro_verification Verify BLS series IDs actually map to the metro area the site claims. A mismatch means data from the wrong city. metro_mapping — — — SKIP
freshness_gas Check that gas data was fetched recently enough (within 7 days). freshness — — — PASS
freshness_cpi Check that cpi data was fetched recently enough (within 45 days). freshness — — — PASS
freshness_unemployment Check that unemployment data was fetched recently enough (within 45 days). freshness — — — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
gas_baseline Verify the gas price baseline matches the Jan 20, 2025 data point in the series (inauguration day). baseline 3.213 3.213 0.0 (tol: 0.1) PASS
unemployment_baseline Verify the unemployment baseline matches the January 2025 data point in the series. baseline 4.8 4.8 0.0 PASS
cpi_grocery_baseline Verify the CPI grocery baseline matches the January 2025 index value in the series. baseline 322.052 322.052 0.0 PASS
aaa_cross_check: AAA data unavailable (best-effort scraper)
grocery_index_match: Missing BLS data for grocery series CUURS12ASAF11
shelter_data_present: Missing BLS data for shelter series CUURS12ASAH1
bls_laus_match: Missing BLS data for series LAUCN360610000000003
series_metro_verification: No BLS API data available for verification

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25301 — Charleston, WV (Kanawha County)

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Check Description Category Site Value Source Value Difference Status
eia_price_match Gas price from whatchanged.us vs EIA API for the same area (PADD 1C). Tolerance: ±$0.05/gal. gas 3.863 3.863 0.0 $/gal (tol: 0.05) PASS
aaa_cross_check AAA scraping failed even with Playwright browser rendering. The site may have changed its layout. gas — View source — SKIP
grocery_index_match BLS CPI grocery index value from the site vs directly from the BLS API for the same series ID. cpi — View source — SKIP
grocery_pct_change_internal Internal consistency: does the displayed grocery % change match (current - baseline) / baseline x 100? cpi 4 4.0 0.0 percentage points (tol: 0.1) PASS
shelter_data_present Confirms BLS shelter CPI series has data. The site shows shelter cost % change from this series. cpi — View source — SKIP
shelter_change_reasonable Sanity check: shelter % change is between -20% and +50%. cpi 3.3 — — PASS
bls_laus_match Unemployment rate from whatchanged.us vs directly from BLS LAUS (Local Area Unemployment Statistics) for the same county. unemployment — View source — SKIP
income_vs_census Median household income used by the site vs Census ACS 5-year estimate (table B19013) for this zip code. tariff 21063 21063.0 0.0 dollars (tol: 2000.0) PASS
tariff_vs_yale_method Site's tariff estimate vs independent calculation using Census income x Yale Budget Lab rate (2.05% of household income). tariff 432 432 0 dollars/yr (tol: 200.0) PASS
tariff_display_vs_api Tariff estimate shown on the rendered page vs the API response (checks for display/rounding bugs). rendered 432.0 432.0 0.0 PASS
gas_price_display Gas price shown on the rendered page vs the API response (checks for display/rounding bugs). rendered 3.86 3.86 0.0 PASS
grocery_change_display Grocery % change on the rendered page vs the API response. rendered 4.0 4 0.0 % PASS
shelter_change_display Shelter % change on the rendered page vs the API response. rendered 3.3 3.3 0.0 % PASS
gas_change_recomputed Re-derive gas price change from current and baseline values. Catches internal math errors. computation 0.769 0.769 0.0 PASS
grocery_pct_recomputed Re-derive grocery CPI % change from current and baseline index values. computation 4 4.0 0.0 percentage points PASS
unemployment_change_recomputed Re-derive unemployment rate change from current and baseline values. computation 0 0.0 0.0 percentage points PASS
national_unemployment_present Verify national unemployment nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 121 View source — PASS
national_unemployment_freshness Most recent national unemployment data point should be within 60 days. national 55 View source — PASS
national_unemployment_range Sanity check: national unemployment rate should be between 0.0 and 15.0 %. national 4.4 View source — PASS
national_cpi_present Verify national CPI nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 121 View source — PASS
national_cpi_freshness Most recent national CPI data point should be within 60 days. national 55 View source — PASS
national_cpi_grocery_range Sanity check: national grocery CPI index should be between 200.0 and 500.0 index points. national 318.898 View source — PASS
national_cpi_shelter_range Sanity check: national shelter CPI index should be between 200.0 and 500.0 index points. national 422.776 View source — PASS
national_gas_present Verify national gas price nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 520 View source — PASS
national_gas_freshness Most recent national gas price data point should be within 14 days. national 5 View source — PASS
national_gas_range Sanity check: national gas price should be between 1.0 and 10.0 $/gal. national 4.096 View source — PASS
local_vs_national_unemployment Local unemployment rate vs national average. A difference > 10.0pp would be unusual and likely indicates a data mapping error. national 4.2 4.4 0.2 percentage points (tol: 10.0) PASS
local_vs_national_grocery_direction Local grocery CPI % change vs national — both should move in the same direction. Disagreement may indicate a series mapping error. national 4 2.56 — PASS
local_vs_national_gas Local gas price vs national average. A difference > $2/gal is unusual and may indicate a regional data error. national 3.863 4.096 0.233 $/gal (tol: 2.0) PASS
gas_change_audit_block Verify gas change from the API's _audit.computations block matches an independent calculation. computation_audit 0.769 0.769 0.0 PASS
tariff_audit_block Verify tariff estimate from the API's _audit.computations block matches an independent calculation. computation_audit 432 432 0 PASS
series_metro_verification Verify BLS series IDs actually map to the metro area the site claims. A mismatch means data from the wrong city. metro_mapping — — — SKIP
freshness_gas Check that gas data was fetched recently enough (within 7 days). freshness — — — PASS
freshness_cpi Check that cpi data was fetched recently enough (within 45 days). freshness — — — PASS
freshness_unemployment Check that unemployment data was fetched recently enough (within 45 days). freshness — — — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
gas_baseline Verify the gas price baseline matches the Jan 20, 2025 data point in the series (inauguration day). baseline 3.094 3.094 0.0 (tol: 0.1) PASS
unemployment_baseline Verify the unemployment baseline matches the January 2025 data point in the series. baseline 4.2 4.2 0.0 PASS
cpi_grocery_baseline Verify the CPI grocery baseline matches the January 2025 index value in the series. baseline 296.666 296.666 0.0 PASS
aaa_cross_check: AAA data unavailable (best-effort scraper)
grocery_index_match: Missing BLS data for grocery series CUURS35ASAF11
shelter_data_present: Missing BLS data for shelter series CUURS35ASAH1
bls_laus_match: Missing BLS data for series LAUCN540390000000003
series_metro_verification: No BLS API data available for verification

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27601 — Raleigh, NC (Wake County)

PARTIAL
Check Description Category Site Value Source Value Difference Status
eia_price_match Gas price from whatchanged.us vs EIA API for the same area (PADD 1C). Tolerance: ±$0.05/gal. gas 3.863 3.863 0.0 $/gal (tol: 0.05) PASS
aaa_cross_check AAA scraping failed even with Playwright browser rendering. The site may have changed its layout. gas — View source — SKIP
grocery_index_match BLS CPI grocery index value from the site vs directly from the BLS API for the same series ID. cpi — View source — SKIP
grocery_pct_change_internal Internal consistency: does the displayed grocery % change match (current - baseline) / baseline x 100? cpi 4 4.0 0.0 percentage points (tol: 0.1) PASS
shelter_data_present Confirms BLS shelter CPI series has data. The site shows shelter cost % change from this series. cpi — View source — SKIP
shelter_change_reasonable Sanity check: shelter % change is between -20% and +50%. cpi 3.3 — — PASS
bls_laus_match Unemployment rate from whatchanged.us vs directly from BLS LAUS (Local Area Unemployment Statistics) for the same county. unemployment — View source — SKIP
income_vs_census Median household income used by the site vs Census ACS 5-year estimate (table B19013) for this zip code. tariff 70433 70433.0 0.0 dollars (tol: 2000.0) PASS
tariff_vs_yale_method Site's tariff estimate vs independent calculation using Census income x Yale Budget Lab rate (2.05% of household income). tariff 1444 1444 0 dollars/yr (tol: 200.0) PASS
tariff_display_vs_api Tariff estimate shown on the rendered page vs the API response (checks for display/rounding bugs). rendered 1444.0 1444.0 0.0 PASS
gas_price_display Gas price shown on the rendered page vs the API response (checks for display/rounding bugs). rendered 3.86 3.86 0.0 PASS
grocery_change_display Grocery % change on the rendered page vs the API response. rendered 4.0 4 0.0 % PASS
shelter_change_display Shelter % change on the rendered page vs the API response. rendered 3.3 3.3 0.0 % PASS
gas_change_recomputed Re-derive gas price change from current and baseline values. Catches internal math errors. computation 0.769 0.769 0.0 PASS
grocery_pct_recomputed Re-derive grocery CPI % change from current and baseline index values. computation 4 4.0 0.0 percentage points PASS
unemployment_change_recomputed Re-derive unemployment rate change from current and baseline values. computation -0.2 -0.2 0.0 percentage points PASS
national_unemployment_present Verify national unemployment nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 121 View source — PASS
national_unemployment_freshness Most recent national unemployment data point should be within 60 days. national 55 View source — PASS
national_unemployment_range Sanity check: national unemployment rate should be between 0.0 and 15.0 %. national 4.4 View source — PASS
national_cpi_present Verify national CPI nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 121 View source — PASS
national_cpi_freshness Most recent national CPI data point should be within 60 days. national 55 View source — PASS
national_cpi_grocery_range Sanity check: national grocery CPI index should be between 200.0 and 500.0 index points. national 318.898 View source — PASS
national_cpi_shelter_range Sanity check: national shelter CPI index should be between 200.0 and 500.0 index points. national 422.776 View source — PASS
national_gas_present Verify national gas price nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 520 View source — PASS
national_gas_freshness Most recent national gas price data point should be within 14 days. national 5 View source — PASS
national_gas_range Sanity check: national gas price should be between 1.0 and 10.0 $/gal. national 4.096 View source — PASS
local_vs_national_unemployment Local unemployment rate vs national average. A difference > 10.0pp would be unusual and likely indicates a data mapping error. national 3 4.4 1.4 percentage points (tol: 10.0) PASS
local_vs_national_grocery_direction Local grocery CPI % change vs national — both should move in the same direction. Disagreement may indicate a series mapping error. national 4 2.56 — PASS
local_vs_national_gas Local gas price vs national average. A difference > $2/gal is unusual and may indicate a regional data error. national 3.863 4.096 0.233 $/gal (tol: 2.0) PASS
gas_change_audit_block Verify gas change from the API's _audit.computations block matches an independent calculation. computation_audit 0.769 0.769 0.0 PASS
tariff_audit_block Verify tariff estimate from the API's _audit.computations block matches an independent calculation. computation_audit 1444 1444 0 PASS
series_metro_verification Verify BLS series IDs actually map to the metro area the site claims. A mismatch means data from the wrong city. metro_mapping — — — SKIP
freshness_gas Check that gas data was fetched recently enough (within 7 days). freshness — — — PASS
freshness_cpi Check that cpi data was fetched recently enough (within 45 days). freshness — — — PASS
freshness_unemployment Check that unemployment data was fetched recently enough (within 45 days). freshness — — — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
gas_baseline Verify the gas price baseline matches the Jan 20, 2025 data point in the series (inauguration day). baseline 3.094 3.094 0.0 (tol: 0.1) PASS
unemployment_baseline Verify the unemployment baseline matches the January 2025 data point in the series. baseline 3.2 3.2 0.0 PASS
cpi_grocery_baseline Verify the CPI grocery baseline matches the January 2025 index value in the series. baseline 296.666 296.666 0.0 PASS
aaa_cross_check: AAA data unavailable (best-effort scraper)
grocery_index_match: Missing BLS data for grocery series CUURS35ASAF11
shelter_data_present: Missing BLS data for shelter series CUURS35ASAH1
bls_laus_match: Missing BLS data for series LAUCN371830000000003
series_metro_verification: No BLS API data available for verification

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48201 — Detroit, MI (Wayne County)

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Check Description Category Site Value Source Value Difference Status
eia_price_match Gas price from whatchanged.us vs EIA API for the same area (PADD 2). Tolerance: ±$0.05/gal. gas 3.772 3.772 0.0 $/gal (tol: 0.05) PASS
aaa_cross_check AAA scraping failed even with Playwright browser rendering. The site may have changed its layout. gas — View source — SKIP
grocery_index_match BLS CPI grocery index value from the site vs directly from the BLS API for the same series ID. cpi — View source — SKIP
grocery_pct_change_internal Internal consistency: does the displayed grocery % change match (current - baseline) / baseline x 100? cpi 3.5 3.5 0.0 percentage points (tol: 0.1) PASS
shelter_data_present Confirms BLS shelter CPI series has data. The site shows shelter cost % change from this series. cpi — View source — SKIP
shelter_change_reasonable Sanity check: shelter % change is between -20% and +50%. cpi 3.9 — — PASS
bls_laus_match Unemployment rate from whatchanged.us vs directly from BLS LAUS (Local Area Unemployment Statistics) for the same county. unemployment — View source — SKIP
income_vs_census Median household income used by the site vs Census ACS 5-year estimate (table B19013) for this zip code. tariff 24392 24392.0 0.0 dollars (tol: 2000.0) PASS
tariff_vs_yale_method Site's tariff estimate vs independent calculation using Census income x Yale Budget Lab rate (2.05% of household income). tariff 500 500 0 dollars/yr (tol: 200.0) PASS
tariff_display_vs_api Tariff estimate shown on the rendered page vs the API response (checks for display/rounding bugs). rendered 500.0 500.0 0.0 PASS
gas_price_display Gas price shown on the rendered page vs the API response (checks for display/rounding bugs). rendered 3.77 3.77 0.0 PASS
grocery_change_display Grocery % change on the rendered page vs the API response. rendered 3.5 3.5 0.0 % PASS
shelter_change_display Shelter % change on the rendered page vs the API response. rendered 3.9 3.9 0.0 % PASS
gas_change_recomputed Re-derive gas price change from current and baseline values. Catches internal math errors. computation 0.708 0.708 0.0 PASS
grocery_pct_recomputed Re-derive grocery CPI % change from current and baseline index values. computation 3.5 3.5 0.0 percentage points PASS
unemployment_change_recomputed Re-derive unemployment rate change from current and baseline values. computation -1.3 -1.3 0.0 percentage points PASS
national_unemployment_present Verify national unemployment nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 121 View source — PASS
national_unemployment_freshness Most recent national unemployment data point should be within 60 days. national 55 View source — PASS
national_unemployment_range Sanity check: national unemployment rate should be between 0.0 and 15.0 %. national 4.4 View source — PASS
national_cpi_present Verify national CPI nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 121 View source — PASS
national_cpi_freshness Most recent national CPI data point should be within 60 days. national 55 View source — PASS
national_cpi_grocery_range Sanity check: national grocery CPI index should be between 200.0 and 500.0 index points. national 318.898 View source — PASS
national_cpi_shelter_range Sanity check: national shelter CPI index should be between 200.0 and 500.0 index points. national 422.776 View source — PASS
national_gas_present Verify national gas price nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 520 View source — PASS
national_gas_freshness Most recent national gas price data point should be within 14 days. national 5 View source — PASS
national_gas_range Sanity check: national gas price should be between 1.0 and 10.0 $/gal. national 4.096 View source — PASS
local_vs_national_unemployment Local unemployment rate vs national average. A difference > 10.0pp would be unusual and likely indicates a data mapping error. national 5.6 4.4 1.2 percentage points (tol: 10.0) PASS
local_vs_national_grocery_direction Local grocery CPI % change vs national — both should move in the same direction. Disagreement may indicate a series mapping error. national 3.5 2.56 — PASS
local_vs_national_gas Local gas price vs national average. A difference > $2/gal is unusual and may indicate a regional data error. national 3.772 4.096 0.324 $/gal (tol: 2.0) PASS
gas_change_audit_block Verify gas change from the API's _audit.computations block matches an independent calculation. computation_audit 0.708 0.708 0.0 PASS
tariff_audit_block Verify tariff estimate from the API's _audit.computations block matches an independent calculation. computation_audit 500 500 0 PASS
series_metro_verification Verify BLS series IDs actually map to the metro area the site claims. A mismatch means data from the wrong city. metro_mapping — — — SKIP
freshness_gas Check that gas data was fetched recently enough (within 7 days). freshness — — — PASS
freshness_cpi Check that cpi data was fetched recently enough (within 45 days). freshness — — — PASS
freshness_unemployment Check that unemployment data was fetched recently enough (within 45 days). freshness — — — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
gas_baseline Verify the gas price baseline matches the Jan 20, 2025 data point in the series (inauguration day). baseline 3.064 3.064 0.0 (tol: 0.1) PASS
unemployment_baseline Verify the unemployment baseline matches the January 2025 data point in the series. baseline 6.9 6.9 0.0 PASS
cpi_grocery_baseline Verify the CPI grocery baseline matches the January 2025 index value in the series. baseline 274.101 274.101 0.0 PASS
aaa_cross_check: AAA data unavailable (best-effort scraper)
grocery_index_match: Missing BLS data for grocery series CUURS23BSAF11
shelter_data_present: Missing BLS data for shelter series CUURS23BSAH1
bls_laus_match: Missing BLS data for series LAUCN261630000000003
series_metro_verification: No BLS API data available for verification

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71101 — Shreveport, LA (Caddo Parish)

PARTIAL
Check Description Category Site Value Source Value Difference Status
eia_price_match Gas price from whatchanged.us vs EIA API for the same area (PADD 3). Tolerance: ±$0.05/gal. gas 3.702 3.702 0.0 $/gal (tol: 0.05) PASS
aaa_cross_check AAA scraping failed even with Playwright browser rendering. The site may have changed its layout. gas — View source — SKIP
grocery_index_match BLS CPI grocery index value from the site vs directly from the BLS API for the same series ID. cpi — View source — SKIP
grocery_pct_change_internal Internal consistency: does the displayed grocery % change match (current - baseline) / baseline x 100? cpi 2.8 2.8 0.0 percentage points (tol: 0.1) PASS
shelter_data_present Confirms BLS shelter CPI series has data. The site shows shelter cost % change from this series. cpi — View source — SKIP
shelter_change_reasonable Sanity check: shelter % change is between -20% and +50%. cpi -0.2 — — PASS
bls_laus_match Unemployment rate from whatchanged.us vs directly from BLS LAUS (Local Area Unemployment Statistics) for the same county. unemployment — View source — SKIP
income_vs_census Median household income used by the site vs Census ACS 5-year estimate (table B19013) for this zip code. tariff 17924 17924.0 0.0 dollars (tol: 2000.0) PASS
tariff_vs_yale_method Site's tariff estimate vs independent calculation using Census income x Yale Budget Lab rate (2.05% of household income). tariff 367 367 0 dollars/yr (tol: 200.0) PASS
tariff_display_vs_api Tariff estimate shown on the rendered page vs the API response (checks for display/rounding bugs). rendered 367.0 367.0 0.0 PASS
gas_price_display Gas price shown on the rendered page vs the API response (checks for display/rounding bugs). rendered 3.7 3.7 0.0 PASS
grocery_change_display Grocery % change on the rendered page vs the API response. rendered 2.8 2.8 0.0 % PASS
shelter_change_display Shelter % change on the rendered page vs the API response. rendered -0.2 -0.2 0.0 % PASS
gas_change_recomputed Re-derive gas price change from current and baseline values. Catches internal math errors. computation 0.914 0.914 0.0 PASS
grocery_pct_recomputed Re-derive grocery CPI % change from current and baseline index values. computation 2.8 2.8 0.0 percentage points PASS
unemployment_change_recomputed Re-derive unemployment rate change from current and baseline values. computation -0.4 -0.4 0.0 percentage points PASS
national_unemployment_present Verify national unemployment nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 121 View source — PASS
national_unemployment_freshness Most recent national unemployment data point should be within 60 days. national 55 View source — PASS
national_unemployment_range Sanity check: national unemployment rate should be between 0.0 and 15.0 %. national 4.4 View source — PASS
national_cpi_present Verify national CPI nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 121 View source — PASS
national_cpi_freshness Most recent national CPI data point should be within 60 days. national 55 View source — PASS
national_cpi_grocery_range Sanity check: national grocery CPI index should be between 200.0 and 500.0 index points. national 318.898 View source — PASS
national_cpi_shelter_range Sanity check: national shelter CPI index should be between 200.0 and 500.0 index points. national 422.776 View source — PASS
national_gas_present Verify national gas price nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 520 View source — PASS
national_gas_freshness Most recent national gas price data point should be within 14 days. national 5 View source — PASS
national_gas_range Sanity check: national gas price should be between 1.0 and 10.0 $/gal. national 4.096 View source — PASS
local_vs_national_unemployment Local unemployment rate vs national average. A difference > 10.0pp would be unusual and likely indicates a data mapping error. national 4.1 4.4 0.3 percentage points (tol: 10.0) PASS
local_vs_national_grocery_direction Local grocery CPI % change vs national — both should move in the same direction. Disagreement may indicate a series mapping error. national 2.8 2.56 — PASS
local_vs_national_gas Local gas price vs national average. A difference > $2/gal is unusual and may indicate a regional data error. national 3.702 4.096 0.394 $/gal (tol: 2.0) PASS
gas_change_audit_block Verify gas change from the API's _audit.computations block matches an independent calculation. computation_audit 0.914 0.914 0.0 PASS
tariff_audit_block Verify tariff estimate from the API's _audit.computations block matches an independent calculation. computation_audit 367 367 0 PASS
series_metro_verification Verify BLS series IDs actually map to the metro area the site claims. A mismatch means data from the wrong city. metro_mapping — — — SKIP
freshness_gas Check that gas data was fetched recently enough (within 7 days). freshness — — — PASS
freshness_cpi Check that cpi data was fetched recently enough (within 45 days). freshness — — — PASS
freshness_unemployment Check that unemployment data was fetched recently enough (within 45 days). freshness — — — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
gas_baseline Verify the gas price baseline matches the Jan 20, 2025 data point in the series (inauguration day). baseline 2.788 2.788 0.0 (tol: 0.1) PASS
unemployment_baseline Verify the unemployment baseline matches the January 2025 data point in the series. baseline 4.5 4.5 0.0 PASS
cpi_grocery_baseline Verify the CPI grocery baseline matches the January 2025 index value in the series. baseline 270.913 270.913 0.0 PASS
aaa_cross_check: AAA data unavailable (best-effort scraper)
grocery_index_match: Missing BLS data for grocery series CUURS37ASAF11
shelter_data_present: Missing BLS data for shelter series CUURS37ASAH1
bls_laus_match: Missing BLS data for series LAUCN220170000000003
series_metro_verification: No BLS API data available for verification

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80202 — Denver, CO (Denver County)

PARTIAL
Check Description Category Site Value Source Value Difference Status
eia_price_match Gas price from whatchanged.us vs EIA API for the same area (DENVER). Tolerance: ±$0.05/gal. gas 4.056 4.056 0.0 $/gal (tol: 0.05) PASS
aaa_cross_check AAA scraping failed even with Playwright browser rendering. The site may have changed its layout. gas — View source — SKIP
cpi_data_present Check for presence of CPI data from whatchanged.us API. cpi — — — SKIP
bls_laus_match Unemployment rate from whatchanged.us vs directly from BLS LAUS (Local Area Unemployment Statistics) for the same county. unemployment — View source — SKIP
income_vs_census Median household income used by the site vs Census ACS 5-year estimate (table B19013) for this zip code. tariff 110372 110372.0 0.0 dollars (tol: 2000.0) PASS
tariff_vs_yale_method Site's tariff estimate vs independent calculation using Census income x Yale Budget Lab rate (2.05% of household income). tariff 2263 2263 0 dollars/yr (tol: 200.0) PASS
tariff_display_vs_api Tariff estimate shown on the rendered page vs the API response (checks for display/rounding bugs). rendered 2263.0 2263.0 0.0 PASS
gas_price_display Gas price shown on the rendered page vs the API response (checks for display/rounding bugs). rendered 4.06 4.06 0.0 PASS
gas_change_recomputed Re-derive gas price change from current and baseline values. Catches internal math errors. computation 1.035 1.035 0.0 PASS
unemployment_change_recomputed Re-derive unemployment rate change from current and baseline values. computation -1.3 -1.3 0.0 percentage points PASS
national_unemployment_present Verify national unemployment nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 121 View source — PASS
national_unemployment_freshness Most recent national unemployment data point should be within 60 days. national 55 View source — PASS
national_unemployment_range Sanity check: national unemployment rate should be between 0.0 and 15.0 %. national 4.4 View source — PASS
national_cpi_present Verify national CPI nationalSeries is present in the API response. national — View source — WARN
national_gas_present Verify national gas price nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 520 View source — PASS
national_gas_freshness Most recent national gas price data point should be within 14 days. national 5 View source — PASS
national_gas_range Sanity check: national gas price should be between 1.0 and 10.0 $/gal. national 4.096 View source — PASS
local_vs_national_unemployment Local unemployment rate vs national average. A difference > 10.0pp would be unusual and likely indicates a data mapping error. national 3.9 4.4 0.5 percentage points (tol: 10.0) PASS
local_vs_national_gas Local gas price vs national average. A difference > $2/gal is unusual and may indicate a regional data error. national 4.056 4.096 0.04 $/gal (tol: 2.0) PASS
gas_change_audit_block Verify gas change from the API's _audit.computations block matches an independent calculation. computation_audit 1.035 1.035 0.0 PASS
tariff_audit_block Verify tariff estimate from the API's _audit.computations block matches an independent calculation. computation_audit 2263 2263 0 PASS
series_metro_verification Verify BLS series IDs actually map to the metro area the site claims. A mismatch means data from the wrong city. metro_mapping — — — SKIP
freshness_gas Check that gas data was fetched recently enough (within 7 days). freshness — — — PASS
freshness_cpi Check that cpi data was fetched recently enough (within 45 days). freshness — — — PASS
freshness_unemployment Check that unemployment data was fetched recently enough (within 45 days). freshness — — — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
gas_baseline Verify the gas price baseline matches the Jan 20, 2025 data point in the series (inauguration day). baseline 3.021 3.021 0.0 (tol: 0.1) PASS
unemployment_baseline Verify the unemployment baseline matches the January 2025 data point in the series. baseline 5.2 5.2 0.0 PASS
aaa_cross_check: AAA data unavailable (best-effort scraper)
cpi_data_present: No CPI data from whatchanged.us
bls_laus_match: Missing BLS data for series LAUCN080310000000003
national_cpi_present: cpi.data.nationalSeries is missing or empty
series_metro_verification: No CPI data available to verify

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82001 — Cheyenne, WY (Laramie County)

PARTIAL
Check Description Category Site Value Source Value Difference Status
eia_price_match Gas price from whatchanged.us vs EIA API for the same area (DENVER). Tolerance: ±$0.05/gal. gas 4.056 4.056 0.0 $/gal (tol: 0.05) PASS
aaa_cross_check AAA scraping failed even with Playwright browser rendering. The site may have changed its layout. gas — View source — SKIP
cpi_data_present Check for presence of CPI data from whatchanged.us API. cpi — — — SKIP
unemployment_data_present Check for presence of unemployment data from whatchanged.us API. unemployment — — — SKIP
income_vs_census Median household income used by the site vs Census ACS 5-year estimate (table B19013) for this zip code. tariff 74149 74149.0 0.0 dollars (tol: 2000.0) PASS
tariff_vs_yale_method Site's tariff estimate vs independent calculation using Census income x Yale Budget Lab rate (2.05% of household income). tariff 1520 1520 0 dollars/yr (tol: 200.0) PASS
tariff_display_vs_api Tariff estimate shown on the rendered page vs the API response (checks for display/rounding bugs). rendered 1520.0 1520.0 0.0 PASS
gas_price_display Gas price shown on the rendered page vs the API response (checks for display/rounding bugs). rendered 4.06 4.06 0.0 PASS
gas_change_recomputed Re-derive gas price change from current and baseline values. Catches internal math errors. computation 1.035 1.035 0.0 PASS
national_unemployment_present Verify national unemployment nationalSeries is present in the API response. national — View source — WARN
national_cpi_present Verify national CPI nationalSeries is present in the API response. national — View source — WARN
national_gas_present Verify national gas price nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 520 View source — PASS
national_gas_freshness Most recent national gas price data point should be within 14 days. national 5 View source — PASS
national_gas_range Sanity check: national gas price should be between 1.0 and 10.0 $/gal. national 4.096 View source — PASS
local_vs_national_gas Local gas price vs national average. A difference > $2/gal is unusual and may indicate a regional data error. national 4.056 4.096 0.04 $/gal (tol: 2.0) PASS
gas_change_audit_block Verify gas change from the API's _audit.computations block matches an independent calculation. computation_audit 1.035 1.035 0.0 PASS
tariff_audit_block Verify tariff estimate from the API's _audit.computations block matches an independent calculation. computation_audit 1520 1520 0 PASS
series_metro_verification Verify BLS series IDs actually map to the metro area the site claims. A mismatch means data from the wrong city. metro_mapping — — — SKIP
freshness_gas Check that gas data was fetched recently enough (within 7 days). freshness — — — PASS
freshness_cpi Check that cpi data was fetched recently enough (within 45 days). freshness — — — PASS
freshness_unemployment Check that unemployment data was fetched recently enough (within 45 days). freshness — — — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
gas_baseline Verify the gas price baseline matches the Jan 20, 2025 data point in the series (inauguration day). baseline 3.021 3.021 0.0 (tol: 0.1) PASS
aaa_cross_check: AAA data unavailable (best-effort scraper)
cpi_data_present: No CPI data from whatchanged.us
unemployment_data_present: No unemployment data from whatchanged.us
national_unemployment_present: unemployment.data.nationalSeries is missing or empty
national_cpi_present: cpi.data.nationalSeries is missing or empty
series_metro_verification: No CPI data available to verify

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97201 — Portland, OR (Multnomah County)

PARTIAL
Check Description Category Site Value Source Value Difference Status
eia_price_match Gas price from whatchanged.us vs EIA API for the same area (SEATTLE). Tolerance: ±$0.05/gal. gas 5.419 5.419 0.0 $/gal (tol: 0.05) PASS
aaa_cross_check AAA scraping failed even with Playwright browser rendering. The site may have changed its layout. gas — View source — SKIP
grocery_index_match BLS CPI grocery index value from the site vs directly from the BLS API for the same series ID. cpi — View source — SKIP
grocery_pct_change_internal Internal consistency: does the displayed grocery % change match (current - baseline) / baseline x 100? cpi 1.2 1.2 0.0 percentage points (tol: 0.1) PASS
shelter_data_present Confirms BLS shelter CPI series has data. The site shows shelter cost % change from this series. cpi — View source — SKIP
shelter_change_reasonable Sanity check: shelter % change is between -20% and +50%. cpi 2 — — PASS
bls_laus_match Unemployment rate from whatchanged.us vs directly from BLS LAUS (Local Area Unemployment Statistics) for the same county. unemployment — View source — SKIP
income_vs_census Median household income used by the site vs Census ACS 5-year estimate (table B19013) for this zip code. tariff 67074 67074.0 0.0 dollars (tol: 2000.0) PASS
tariff_vs_yale_method Site's tariff estimate vs independent calculation using Census income x Yale Budget Lab rate (2.05% of household income). tariff 1375 1375 0 dollars/yr (tol: 200.0) PASS
tariff_display_vs_api Tariff estimate shown on the rendered page vs the API response (checks for display/rounding bugs). rendered 1375.0 1375.0 0.0 PASS
gas_price_display Gas price shown on the rendered page vs the API response (checks for display/rounding bugs). rendered 5.42 5.42 0.0 PASS
grocery_change_display Grocery % change on the rendered page vs the API response. rendered 1.2 1.2 0.0 % PASS
shelter_change_display Shelter % change on the rendered page vs the API response. rendered 2.0 2 0.0 % PASS
gas_change_recomputed Re-derive gas price change from current and baseline values. Catches internal math errors. computation 1.255 1.255 0.0 PASS
grocery_pct_recomputed Re-derive grocery CPI % change from current and baseline index values. computation 1.2 1.2 0.0 percentage points PASS
unemployment_change_recomputed Re-derive unemployment rate change from current and baseline values. computation -0.3 -0.3 0.0 percentage points PASS
national_unemployment_present Verify national unemployment nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 121 View source — PASS
national_unemployment_freshness Most recent national unemployment data point should be within 60 days. national 55 View source — PASS
national_unemployment_range Sanity check: national unemployment rate should be between 0.0 and 15.0 %. national 4.4 View source — PASS
national_cpi_present Verify national CPI nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 121 View source — PASS
national_cpi_freshness Most recent national CPI data point should be within 60 days. national 55 View source — PASS
national_cpi_grocery_range Sanity check: national grocery CPI index should be between 200.0 and 500.0 index points. national 318.898 View source — PASS
national_cpi_shelter_range Sanity check: national shelter CPI index should be between 200.0 and 500.0 index points. national 422.776 View source — PASS
national_gas_present Verify national gas price nationalSeries is present in the API response. national 520 View source — PASS
national_gas_freshness Most recent national gas price data point should be within 14 days. national 5 View source — PASS
national_gas_range Sanity check: national gas price should be between 1.0 and 10.0 $/gal. national 4.096 View source — PASS
local_vs_national_unemployment Local unemployment rate vs national average. A difference > 10.0pp would be unusual and likely indicates a data mapping error. national 4.9 4.4 0.5 percentage points (tol: 10.0) PASS
local_vs_national_grocery_direction Local grocery CPI % change vs national — both should move in the same direction. Disagreement may indicate a series mapping error. national 1.2 2.56 — PASS
local_vs_national_gas Local gas price vs national average. A difference > $2/gal is unusual and may indicate a regional data error. national 5.419 4.096 1.323 $/gal (tol: 2.0) PASS
gas_change_audit_block Verify gas change from the API's _audit.computations block matches an independent calculation. computation_audit 1.255 1.255 0.0 PASS
tariff_audit_block Verify tariff estimate from the API's _audit.computations block matches an independent calculation. computation_audit 1375 1375 0 PASS
series_metro_verification Verify BLS series IDs actually map to the metro area the site claims. A mismatch means data from the wrong city. metro_mapping — — — SKIP
freshness_gas Check that gas data was fetched recently enough (within 7 days). freshness — — — PASS
freshness_cpi Check that cpi data was fetched recently enough (within 45 days). freshness — — — PASS
freshness_unemployment Check that unemployment data was fetched recently enough (within 45 days). freshness — — — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
link_check Verify source attribution link resolves (HTTP 200). links — View source — PASS
gas_baseline Verify the gas price baseline matches the Jan 20, 2025 data point in the series (inauguration day). baseline 4.164 4.164 0.0 (tol: 0.1) PASS
unemployment_baseline Verify the unemployment baseline matches the January 2025 data point in the series. baseline 5.2 5.2 0.0 PASS
cpi_grocery_baseline Verify the CPI grocery baseline matches the January 2025 index value in the series. baseline 332.801 332.801 0.0 PASS
aaa_cross_check: AAA data unavailable (best-effort scraper)
grocery_index_match: Missing BLS data for grocery series CUURS49DSAF11
shelter_data_present: Missing BLS data for shelter series CUURS49DSAH1
bls_laus_match: Missing BLS data for series LAUCN410510000000003
series_metro_verification: No BLS API data available for verification

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whatchanged.us Automated Audit System v1.0 | Generated 2026-03-28 05:04 UTC