Grasping the relationship between macro data and micro perception has been a widely concerned issue in re-cent years,but there are still many controversies in research on the reasons,impacts,and policy implications behind the incon-sistency between macro data and micro perception.Among them,changes in the cost of living,trends in employment income,and fluctuations in the overall price level are important macro variables directly related to production and residents'lives,and are also the areas where macro data is most likely to deviate from micro perceptions.Based on existing research and combined with new situations and characteristics that have emerged both domestically and internationally,this article analyzes the important reasons for the inconsistency between macro data and micro perceptions.At the same time,based on analyzing its future trends,corresponding policy recommendations are proposed.