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 / 325412

Pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI557Revenue$149.9B

Evidence profile

02 / 541713

Research and development in nanotechnology

Professional, scientific, and technical services

HHI551.3Revenue$44.5B

Evidence profile

03 / 424410

General line grocery merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI706.9Revenue$265.5B

Evidence profile

04 / 311615

Poultry processing

Manufacturing

HHI568.1Revenue$89.9B

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 industryPharmaceutical preparation manufacturingNAICS 325412 / 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 HHI706.9General line grocery merchant wholesalers

Largest selected revenue$265.5BGeneral line grocery merchant wholesalers

Sector scope3Cross-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 325412; Pharmaceutical preparation 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 541713

Research and development in nanotechnology

Professional, scientific, and technical services

Mean gap4.5 pts

Concentration2.1 pts

Scale6.9 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI0.3 gap557551.3

CR42.2 gap39.8%38.6%

CR83.9 gap54.1%57%

Revenue13.2 gap$149.9B$44.5B

Jobs3.6 gap160.9K207.5K

Firms3.9 gap1.1K1.6K

Closest dimension: HHI (0.3 pts). Widest: Revenue (13.2 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 / 20224 strict / 4 selected

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index / HHI points

Shared signed-change scale across this selection

National median +3.6 pts

Lower changeZeroHigher change

325412Strict match

Pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017662.52022557Change-105.5 pts-15.9%

National rank #486 of 54310.5th percentile

541713Strict match

Research and development in nanotechnology

Professional, scientific, and technical services

2017336.52022551.3Change+214.8 pts+63.8%

National rank #36 of 54393.5th percentile

424410Strict match

General line grocery merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

2017584.22022706.9Change+122.7 pts+21%

National rank #76 of 54386.2th percentile

311615Strict match

Poultry processing

Manufacturing

2017564.82022568.1Change+3.3 pts+0.6%

National rank #276 of 54349.3th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 4 / 4
Largest selected move: +214.8 pts

Research and development in nanotechnology 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	325412	541713	424410	311615
+3.6 pts	-105.5 pts#486 of 543	+214.8 pts#36 of 543	+122.7 pts#76 of 543	+3.3 pts#276 of 543
+0.2 pts	-4.1 pts#640 of 781	+8.8 pts#64 of 781	+5.4 pts#126 of 781	-0.2 pts#431 of 781
+0.5 pts	-4.2 pts#656 of 783	+16.3 pts#10 of 783	+3.9 pts#177 of 783	+1.1 pts#342 of 783
+$3B	-$4B#784 of 789	+$9.9B#189 of 789	+$59.5B#45 of 789	+$22.6B#106 of 789
+1,474	+17,279#120 of 789	+42,855#58 of 789	+7,236#228 of 789	-9,827#741 of 789
0	+98#233 of 789	-2,186#781 of 789	+473#140 of 789	-6#423 of 789

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: 3; 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

325412 311615

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 439.3; 346 detailed rows
Median CR4: 38.5%; Published values
Selected here: 2; 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

Parent sector / NAICS 54

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541713

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 94.9; 48 detailed rows
Median CR4: 17.8%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +0.1; HHI points
Higher HHI: 50.0%; of published pairs
Coverage: 69.6%; 32 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 12.473%; establishments
Exit: 11.031%; establishments
Net jobs: 2.438%; net rate
Reallocation: 25.267%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 42

Wholesale trade

424410

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 360.8; 69 detailed rows
Median CR4: 29.9%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +17.5; HHI points
Higher HHI: 68.2%; of published pairs
Coverage: 65.7%; 44 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 6.719%; establishments
Exit: 8.243%; establishments
Net jobs: 2.037%; net rate
Reallocation: 19.919%; excess rate

Compare parent sectorsSeparate structure and flow plane Joined sector JSON3 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	Pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing325412	Research and development in nanotechnology541713	General line grocery merchant wholesalers424410	Poultry processing311615
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	55771st percentile / rank #197 of 679	551.371st percentile / rank #199 of 679	706.980th percentile / rank #137 of 679	568.172nd percentile / rank #193 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	39.8%64th percentile / rank #324 of 897	38.6%62nd percentile / rank #344 of 897	41.4%67th percentile / rank #299 of 897	39.2%63rd percentile / rank #333 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	54.1%66th percentile / rank #309 of 899	57%70th percentile / rank #274 of 899	57.8%71st percentile / rank #265 of 899	55.4%68th percentile / rank #290 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$149.9B91st percentile / rank #79 of 899	$44.5B78th percentile / rank #198 of 899	$265.5B95th percentile / rank #47 of 899	$89.9B87th percentile / rank #120 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	160.9K82nd percentile / rank #162 of 899	207.5K86th percentile / rank #130 of 899	157.4K82nd percentile / rank #164 of 899	230.2K87th percentile / rank #114 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	1.1K49th percentile / rank #455 of 899	1.6K53rd percentile / rank #420 of 899	2.4K61st percentile / rank #351 of 899	30226th percentile / rank #665 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.