.chart-section {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 60px;
  margin: 60px 0;
  padding: 20px 0;
}

.chart-section.reverse {
  flex-direction: row-reverse;
}

.split-container {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 100px;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1300px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.chart-box {
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
  padding: 32px;
  border-radius: 24px;
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08),
    0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.chart-box:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12),
    0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
}

.chart-box>div {
  width: 100%;
  height: 420px;
}

.text-box {
  flex: 1;
  padding-right: 40px;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
  font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
}

.text-box p {
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--text-dark);
  font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
}

.stat-caption {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  opacity: 0.75;
  margin-top: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--text-dark);
}

.source {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  opacity: 0.7;
  font-style: italic;
}

.sub-chart {
  margin-top: 32px;
  padding: 20px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  border-radius: 16px;
  backdrop-filter: blur(5px);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
}

.large-caption {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 24px 0;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.large-caption strong {
  color: var(--timber);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
}

/* Slightly increase size for bolded numbers and emphasised numeric values
   Keep increase subtle so typography stays balanced */
.text-box b,
.text-box strong,
.chart-box b,
.chart-box strong,
.stat-caption b,
.stat-caption strong {
  font-size: 1.12em;
  /* slightly larger for numeric emphasis */
  line-height: 1;
  font-weight: 700;
  /* make bolds visibly thicker */
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

.large-caption b,
.large-caption strong {
  font-size: 1.44rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  /* slightly larger and thicker than surrounding caption */
}

.page-message {
  font-style: italic;
  opacity: 0.85;
  margin-top: 24px;
  padding: 16px 20px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
  border-radius: 12px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--tuscan);
  backdrop-filter: blur(5px);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .split-container {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 60px;
  }

  .text-box {
    border-right: none;
    border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    padding-right: 0;
    padding-bottom: 30px;
  }

  .chart-box {
    padding: 24px;
  }
}