Data changelog
A dated record of real changes to PlainHousehold's data and methodology. Every entry below is corroborated by our own rebuild records or git history -- we do not backfill or invent changelog entries. See our editorial & corrections policy for how to report an issue, or the methodology page for how figures are derived.
- Data refresh
Rankings pipeline stage upgraded
The rankings-generation stage was rebuilt to version 2, refreshing the household-spending comparisons and rankings pages served across the site.
Recorded in the portal database at rebuild time (_metadata: stage:rankings v2, last_upgrade).
- Data refresh
Initial BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey rebuild
Base, load, and ranking pipeline stages ran against the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey extract, producing the household-spending dataset this site renders from.
Recorded in the portal database at rebuild time (_metadata.rebuild_completed).
- Methodology revision
Added editorial-policy and disclaimer trust pages
Published the editorial & corrections policy (sourcing standards, update cadence, how to report a wrong record) and disclaimer pages, and linked them from the site footer.
Git history for src/pages/editorial-policy.astro.
- Correction
Removed 5 fabricated pages and 50 unused entity-analysis records
A site-integrity sweep found and archived 5 pages that did not trace to real source data, and deleted 50 entity-analysis JSON records that were no longer referenced by any live page.
Git history: fix(plainhousehold,kiz-808) S211 + S238 closure.
- Methodology revision
Added methodology and FAQ pages
Published the methodology page documenting how spending figures are derived from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey.
Git history for src/pages/methodology.astro (KIZ-423, KIZ-422).
Noticed something that should be on this list, or a figure that looks wrong? See our corrections process.