*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

:root {
  --cream: #F4F1EB;
  --black: #0A0A0A;
  --gray: #8A8A88;
  --light-gray: #C4C0B8;
  --border: #D6D2CA;
  --font-display: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  --gutter: clamp(24px, 5vw, 72px);
  --read-width: 760px;
}

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  background-color: var(--cream);
  color: var(--black);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}

/* ── NAV ── */

nav {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 18px var(--gutter);
  background-color: rgba(244, 241, 235, 0.92);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
}

.nav-brand {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--black);
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.nav-brand:hover { color: var(--gray); }

.nav-links { display: flex; gap: 36px; align-items: center; }

.nav-back {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--gray);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: color 0.2s;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
}

.nav-back:hover { color: var(--black); }

.nav-links a {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--black);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--gray); }

/* ── READING COLUMN ── */

.read {
  max-width: var(--read-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter);
}

/* ── BRIEF HEADER ── */

.brief-header {
  padding: 72px var(--gutter) 64px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.brief-eyebrow {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
}

.brief-num-tag {
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gray);
}

.brief-category-tag {
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--light-gray);
  padding-left: 18px;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.brief-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(64px, 10vw, 144px);
  line-height: 0.87;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin-bottom: 48px;
}

.brief-dateline {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding-top: 0;
}

.brief-dateline span {
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--gray);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 16px 24px 16px 0;
  margin-right: 24px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.brief-dateline span:last-child {
  border-right: none;
}

/* ── STATS STRIP ── */

.stats-strip {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.stat-cell {
  padding: 44px var(--gutter);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.stat-cell:last-child { border-right: none; }

.stat-number {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(52px, 7vw, 96px);
  line-height: 0.9;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.stat-caption {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--gray);
  line-height: 1.65;
}

/* ── LEAD ── */

.brief-lead {
  padding: 64px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.lede {
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2.5vw, 28px);
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--black);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.intro {
  font-size: clamp(14px, 1.1vw, 16px);
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--gray);
  line-height: 1.85;
}

/* ── CHART BLOCK ── */

.chart-block {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.chart-header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 14px var(--gutter);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.chart-fig-label {
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gray);
}

.chart-title-label {
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--light-gray);
}

.chart-img {
  width: 100%;
  display: block;
  border: none;
}

.chart-iframe {
  width: 100%;
  height: 540px;
  border: none;
  display: block;
  background: #fff;
}

.chart-caption {
  max-width: var(--read-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 18px var(--gutter);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--light-gray);
  line-height: 1.6;
  font-style: italic;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}

/* ── BODY SECTION ── */

.brief-section {
  padding: 64px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.section-heading {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(36px, 5vw, 64px);
  line-height: 0.95;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.body-text {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 48px;
}

.body-text p {
  font-size: clamp(14px, 1.1vw, 15px);
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.9;
  color: var(--black);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.body-text p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

.body-text strong { font-weight: 500; }

/* ── DIRECTION SECTION ── */

.direction-section {
  background: var(--black);
  color: var(--cream);
  padding: 72px var(--gutter);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.direction-eyebrow {
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--light-gray);
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.direction-heading {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(48px, 7vw, 104px);
  line-height: 0.88;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream);
  margin-bottom: 48px;
  max-width: 800px;
}

.direction-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(244,241,235,0.12);
}

.direction-item {
  padding: 32px 0 32px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(244,241,235,0.12);
  padding-right: 48px;
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(244,241,235,0.12);
}

.direction-item:nth-child(even) {
  padding-right: 0;
  padding-left: 48px;
  border-right: none;
}

.direction-item:last-child,
.direction-item:nth-last-child(2):nth-child(odd) {
  border-bottom: none;
}

.direction-num {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--gray);
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}

.direction-item p {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: rgba(244,241,235,0.75);
}

.direction-item strong {
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--cream);
}

/* ── BRIEF FOOTER NAV ── */

.brief-nav-footer {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 32px var(--gutter);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.brief-nav-footer a {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--black);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding-bottom: 3px;
  transition: color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
}

.brief-nav-footer a:hover {
  color: var(--gray);
  border-color: var(--gray);
}

/* ── FOOTER ── */

footer {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 24px var(--gutter);
}

.footer-brand {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--black);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.footer-copy {
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--light-gray);
}

/* ── RESPONSIVE ── */

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .stats-strip { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .stats-strip .stat-cell:nth-child(2n) { border-right: none; }
  .stats-strip .stat-cell { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
  .stats-strip .stat-cell:nth-last-child(-n+2) { border-bottom: none; }

  .body-text { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .body-text > div + div { margin-top: 0; }

  .direction-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .direction-item,
  .direction-item:nth-child(even) {
    padding: 28px 0;
    padding-right: 0;
    padding-left: 0;
    border-right: none;
  }
  .direction-item:last-child { border-bottom: none; }

  .brief-nav-footer { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px; }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .stats-strip { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .stat-cell { border-right: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
  .stat-cell:last-child { border-bottom: none; }

  .brief-dateline { flex-direction: column; gap: 0; }
  .brief-dateline span { border-right: none; padding: 12px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
  .brief-dateline span:last-child { border-bottom: none; }

  .chart-iframe { height: 380px; }
}