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Indicator observatory

Exact relationship builder

Indicator comparison lab

Compare two measures while keeping their entities, periods, units, and source populations visible. A visual association does not establish causation.

Declared indicator relationship network15 exact pairing contracts span source-backed series across markets, industries, geographies, business dynamism, and merger activity.0117021703180467905510651073,1040810209114101151138123813920149201510
Active planeIndustry HHI x CR455 exact pairs · r 0.98
Relationship planes15declared contracts
Exact pairs6,194entity-period matches
Domains6bounded universes
Imputation0missing sides filled
Comparable hereExact pairs, within-contract ranks, coverage, and descriptive association.
Never inferred hereCausation, legal market findings, forward-filled values, or a national composite score.
Read method

Comparison controls

Build an exact paired slice

Evidence scopeAll source records
Exact pairing ruleSame six-digit NAICS industry and Economic Census yearAll paired periods · 42 · both-side evidence

Paired visualization

Detailed industry HHI and CR4

55 exact pairs in this slice
Exact pairs
55
all plotted
Correlation
+0.98
Strong positive association
0.95
descriptive linear fit
Evidence
55
verified on both sides

Paired comparison cohort

0 / 5 entities · fixed 55-pair benchmark

Select a point, then add it or its nearest exact-pair peers.

The cohort changes the overlay and exact export only. Full-slice medians, correlation, quadrants, and coverage remain fixed.

Automobile and other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 755.8; Industry CR4 51.1%Motor vehicle supplies and new parts merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 137.1; Industry CR4 16.5%Tire and tube merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 612.1; Industry CR4 43.3%Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 861.4; Industry CR4 50.0%Furniture merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 94.8; Industry CR4 16.2%Home furnishing merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 148.2; Industry CR4 21.6%Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panel merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 209.6; Industry CR4 22.3%Brick, stone, and related construction material merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 289.8; Industry CR4 29.5%Roofing, siding, and insulation material merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 915.9; Industry CR4 51.3%Photographic equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 763.2; Industry CR4 50.3%Office equipment merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 581.9; Industry CR4 40.5%Computer and computer peripheral equipment and software merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 462.3; Industry CR4 33.8%Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 151.3; Industry CR4 19.3%Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 273.9; Industry CR4 23.9%Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 457.5; Industry CR4 37.0%Other professional equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 517.3; Industry CR4 37.5%Metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 122; Industry CR4 16.8%Coal and other mineral and ore merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 776.6; Industry CR4 47.8%Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and related equipment merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 162.5; Industry CR4 18.6%Other electronic parts and equipment merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 688.3; Industry CR4 45.4%Hardware merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 363.3; Industry CR4 34.8%Warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 374; Industry CR4 35.4%Industrial machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 34.7; Industry CR4 8.3%Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 139.2; Industry CR4 19.7%Service establishment equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 154.6; Industry CR4 19.5%Transportation equipment and supplies (except motor vehicle) merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 307.7; Industry CR4 29.3%Sporting and recreational goods and supplies merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 130.3; Industry CR4 16.8%Toy and hobby goods and supplies merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 298.6; Industry CR4 27.4%Recyclable material merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 183.5; Industry CR4 22.1%Jewelry, watch, precious stone, and precious metal merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 254.9; Industry CR4 28.2%Printing and writing paper merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 639.4; Industry CR4 43.3%Stationery and office supplies merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 604.9; Industry CR4 40.0%Industrial and personal service paper merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 422.7; Industry CR4 35.1%Drugs and druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 805.7; Industry CR4 50.3%Clothing and clothing accessories merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 56.3; Industry CR4 10.0%General line grocery merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 706.9; Industry CR4 41.4%Dairy product (except dried or canned) merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 345.4; Industry CR4 29.9%Poultry and poultry product merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 209.1; Industry CR4 22.1%Fish and seafood merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 58.1; Industry CR4 10.5%Meat and meat product merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 374; Industry CR4 33.1%Other grocery and related products merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 164.5; Industry CR4 17.9%Grain and field bean merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 360.8; Industry CR4 30.2%Livestock merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 382.9; Industry CR4 29.9%Other farm product raw material merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 493.2; Industry CR4 37.4%Plastics materials and basic forms and shapes merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 154.7; Industry CR4 19.4%Other chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 165.3; Industry CR4 17.5%Petroleum bulk stations and terminals; 2022; Industry HHI 579.5; Industry CR4 40.5%Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations and terminals); 2022; Industry HHI 454.7; Industry CR4 33.2%Beer and ale merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 203.5; Industry CR4 23.3%Farm supplies merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 221; Industry CR4 22.8%Book, periodical, and newspaper merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 831; Industry CR4 49.5%Tobacco product and electronic cigarette merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 1,017.7; Industry CR4 56.2%Paint, varnish, and supplies merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 769.9; Industry CR4 48.5%Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 54.4; Industry CR4 10.4%Confectionery merchant wholesalers; 2022; Industry HHI 1,182.9; Industry CR4 58.8%
Selected exact pairConfectionery merchant wholesalers424450 · 2022 · 42
Industry HHI
1,182.9
Verified · High
Industry CR4
58.8%
Verified · High
Median positionAt or above both slice medians
X source
census-ecnsize-concentration-2022
Y source
census-ecnsize-concentration-2022
Research handoff4 canonical profiles
Open context map

Coverage diagnostics

What entered the plane, and what did not

Pairing coverage is reported separately for each indicator denominator. A matched row is not evidence that either source covers the full underlying economy.

Industry HHI100.0%679 matched of 679
Industry CR475.7%679 matched of 897

A NAICS industry is a statistical classification, not a legally defined antitrust market. Use these national revenue concentration measures to screen where deeper product and geographic market analysis may be warranted, not to infer market power or liability. The relationship is descriptive and does not make a statistical industry equivalent to a legal antitrust market.

Higher / higher28
Higher X / lower Y0
Lower X / higher Y1
Lower / lower26

Quadrants use this filtered slice's medians: 360.8 and 29.9%.

Slice ledgers

Period and group structure

Counts and correlations stay inside exact paired rows. Small groups may be too thin for a stable descriptive association.

Period coverage1 period
NAICS sector ledger17 visible
GroupPairsX avg.Y avg.r
31271585.937.1%+0.96
4255408.731.4%+0.98
5439150.617.3%+0.97
4838539.132.9%+0.93
4431394.327.2%+0.96
5630354.726.5%+0.95
6230164.714.1%+0.96
8130105.513.2%+0.97
5227748.341.0%+0.93
232651.18.7%+0.98
7119391.825.0%+0.96
2117613.939.2%+0.97
5117798.445.0%+0.97
5317423.726.8%+0.94
611296.814.3%+0.98
721121916.3%+0.97
229730.441.6%+0.98

Reusable comparison packet

Carry the exact contract into analysis

The endpoint returns every matched row in the filtered slice, both observation identifiers, both source routes, evidence status, confidence, entity, group, and period.

This lab compares only declared same-entity, same-period pairs. Missing sides are excluded rather than imputed, correlation remains descriptive, and unlike universes are never combined into a composite market-power score.

Relationship directory

15 declared planes, no arbitrary joins

Each route names both measures and its exact pairing rule. Select a plane to rebuild the lab around that bounded universe.