Detailed-industry lab

Industry comparison studio

Compare official Census industry measures and matched 2017-2022 observations. Industry categories, broad sectors, and curated antitrust markets remain distinct.

Universe899Detailed rows

Measures6Fixed benchmarks

Coverage2017–23Three Census layers

Comparable here

National six-digit rows sharing the employer-firm universe and revenue-based concentration basis; signed changes require an identical code, level, sector, and label in both Census tables.

Still requires judgment

A relative rank is a screening signal. Product and geographic market definition, competitive effects, entry, and legal conclusions require separate evidence.

Selection console

Choose two to four detailed industries

Every rank and percentile uses the same 899 six-digit NAICS rows, so hierarchy level stays fixed across the comparison.

4 / 4

01 / 311942

Spice and extract manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI370.2Revenue$15.1B

Evidence profile

02 / 333132

Oil and gas field machinery and equipment manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI382.7Revenue$11.9B

Evidence profile

03 / 325520

Adhesive manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI359.6Revenue$20.1B

Evidence profile

04 / 334515

Instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity and electrical signals

Manufacturing

HHI336.3Revenue$11.7B

Evidence profile

Research workflow

Carry the selected industries into analysis and publication4 canonical industry profiles / 0 of 6 currently saved

Atlas workspace Draft brief

Relative percentile matrix

Compare position before comparing raw scale

Every measure uses a fixed 0-100 percentile benchmark. Exact raw values, national ranks, and disclosure gaps remain visible beside the shared 50th-percentile marker.

Benchmark universe / 899 industries

Focal industrySpice and extract manufacturingNAICS 311942 / Manufacturing

01 / percentile profile

HHI

Revenue-based HHI

Detailed median284

02 / percentile profile

CR4

Largest four firms

Detailed median30.6%

03 / percentile profile

CR8

Largest eight firms

Detailed median42.8%

04 / percentile profile

Revenue

Detailed median$14.5B

05 / percentile profile

Employment

Detailed median40.1K

06 / percentile profile

Firms

Employer firms

Detailed median1.2K

Highest selected HHI382.7Oil and gas field machinery and equipment manufacturing

Largest selected revenue$20.1BAdhesive manufacturing

Sector scope1Single-sector screen

HHI disclosure gaps04 published in selection

Reusable selection

Combined JSON4 exact Census rows Combined CSVNotebook-ready download

Census structure neighborhood

Discover comparable industry fingerprints

Find six-digit industries with the smallest mean gap across national percentile positions, using only dimensions published for the reference row.

Reference industry

Measurement lens

Candidate scope

Reference: NAICS 311942; Spice and extract manufacturing
Fixed benchmark: 899; National six-digit rows
Matched dimensions: 6 / 6; HHI, CR4, CR8, Revenue, Jobs, Firms
Eligible candidates: 678; 898 rows in selected scope

Nearest published fingerprints

Lower gaps mean closer national percentile positions across the matched dimensions.

10 nearest shown

Neighbor 01 / NAICS 333132

Oil and gas field machinery and equipment manufacturing

Manufacturing

Mean gap3.2 pts

Concentration1.5 pts

Scale4.8 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI1.1 gap370.2382.7

CR43.0 gap30%31.8%

CR80.5 gap41.1%40.8%

Revenue8.1 gap$15.1B$11.9B

Jobs4.3 gap25.4K29.6K

Firms2.1 gap447496

Closest dimension: CR8 (0.5 pts). Widest: Revenue (8.1 pts).

Profile Pair JSON Nearest CSV

Two-vintage comparison

Compare how the selected rows moved, not only where they landed

The same six Census measures, strict matching rule, and national detailed-industry benchmark now travel with the selection.

2017 / 20223 strict / 4 selected

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index / HHI points

Shared signed-change scale across this selection

National median +3.6 pts

Lower changeZeroHigher change

311942Measure unavailable

Spice and extract manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017Not published2022370.2ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

333132Strict match

Oil and gas field machinery and equipment manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017485.52022382.7Change-102.8 pts-21.2%

National rank #482 of 54311.3th percentile

325520Strict match

Adhesive manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017244.32022359.6Change+115.3 pts+47.2%

National rank #81 of 54385.2th percentile

334515Label changed

Instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity and electrical signals

2017 label: Instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity and electrical systems

2017247.22022336.3ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 2 / 4
Largest selected move: +115.3 pts

Adhesive manufacturing has the largest absolute published move in this selection.

Open national change plane Selection history JSON Selection history CSV

2017 source 2022 source

Six-measure change ledger

Change in six Census measures for the selected industries
National median	311942	333132	325520	334515
+3.6 pts	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	-102.8 pts#482 of 543	+115.3 pts#81 of 543	Not comparedLabel changed
+0.2 pts	-1.4 pts#525 of 781	-7.8 pts#726 of 781	+8 pts#74 of 781	Not comparedLabel changed
+0.5 pts	+0.5 pts#392 of 783	-11.2 pts#764 of 783	+8.6 pts#59 of 783	Not comparedLabel changed
+$3B	+$3.9B#349 of 789	-$861.3M#762 of 789	+$5.3B#292 of 789	Not comparedLabel changed
+1,474	+5,545#272 of 789	-5,060#706 of 789	+8,900#192 of 789	Not comparedLabel changed
0	+68#253 of 789	-10#440 of 789	-42#557 of 789	Not comparedLabel changed

Cross-grain research context

Move between industry, sector, and market evidence without mixing them

Keep the selected six-digit cohort fixed while inspecting broad-sector flows or exact curated market bridges. Every layer retains its own universe, vintage, and permitted use.

Cohort: 4; six-digit rows
Sectors: 1; parent contexts
Bridged: 0/4; 0 markets
Evidence: 0; records + reports

2017 / Industry baselineStrict same-code and same-label Census rows

2022 / Current structureIndustry values and parent-sector distributions

2023 / Broad-sector flowsBDS establishment and job-flow rates

Parent sector / NAICS 31-33

Manufacturing

311942 333132 325520 334515

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 439.3; 346 detailed rows
Median CR4: 38.5%; Published values
Selected here: 4; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +12.4; HHI points
Higher HHI: 59.2%; of published pairs
Coverage: 72.8%; 238 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 6.87%; establishments
Exit: 6.997%; establishments
Net jobs: 1.265%; net rate
Reallocation: 16.565%; excess rate

Compare parent sectorsSeparate structure and flow plane Joined sector JSON1 exact rows Full BDS historiesSelected sectors plus national series Joined sector CSVNotebook-ready context rows BDS history CSV1978-2023 selected-sector series

Raw values and benchmark positions

Inspect the exact benchmark ledger

Ranks run from highest to lowest. Percentiles show the share of published detailed-industry values at or below each row.

Raw Census values and detailed-industry benchmark positions for selected industries
Measure	Detailed median	Spice and extract manufacturing311942	Oil and gas field machinery and equipment manufacturing333132	Adhesive manufacturing325520	Instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity and electrical signals334515
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	370.258th percentile / rank #286 of 679	382.759th percentile / rank #279 of 679	359.657th percentile / rank #292 of 679	336.356th percentile / rank #302 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	30%49th percentile / rank #456 of 897	31.8%52nd percentile / rank #429 of 897	30.7%50th percentile / rank #446 of 897	29.3%47th percentile / rank #472 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	41.1%48th percentile / rank #466 of 899	40.8%48th percentile / rank #470 of 899	42.8%50th percentile / rank #449 of 899	42.9%51st percentile / rank #445 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$15.1B52nd percentile / rank #434 of 899	$11.9B44th percentile / rank #507 of 899	$20.1B60th percentile / rank #362 of 899	$11.7B43rd percentile / rank #514 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	25.4K37th percentile / rank #570 of 899	29.6K41st percentile / rank #531 of 899	31.9K44th percentile / rank #504 of 899	27.5K39th percentile / rank #551 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	44734th percentile / rank #593 of 899	49636th percentile / rank #575 of 899	35830th percentile / rank #632 of 899	61540th percentile / rank #539 of 899

NAICS industries are national statistical screening categories, not legally defined antitrust markets. Cross-sector comparisons describe relative Census position; they do not establish product substitutability, geographic scope, market power, or liability.