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 / 325992

Photographic film, paper, plate, chemical, and copy toner manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI1,252.2Revenue$4.9B

Evidence profile

02 / 335921

Fiber optic cable manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI1,364.7Revenue$3.8B

Evidence profile

03 / 325194

Cyclic crude, intermediate, and gum and wood chemical manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI1,294.9Revenue$5.5B

Evidence profile

04 / 335210

Small electrical appliance manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI1,093.7Revenue$3.7B

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 industryPhotographic film, paper, plate, chemical, and copy toner manufacturingNAICS 325992 / 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 HHI1,364.7Fiber optic cable manufacturing

Largest selected revenue$5.5BCyclic crude, intermediate, and gum and wood chemical 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 325992; Photographic film, paper, plate, chemical, and copy toner 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 335921

Fiber optic cable manufacturing

Manufacturing

Mean gap1.7 pts

Concentration0.9 pts

Scale2.5 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI1.2 gap1,252.21,364.7

CR40.2 gap63.9%64.6%

CR81.3 gap84.2%82%

Revenue4.8 gap$4.9B$3.8B

Jobs0.8 gap6.8K7.2K

Firms1.8 gap11599

Closest dimension: CR4 (0.2 pts). Widest: Revenue (4.8 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

325992Label changed

Photographic film, paper, plate, chemical, and copy toner manufacturing

2017 label: Photographic film, paper, plate, and chemical manufacturing

20171,327.520221,252.2ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

335921Strict match

Fiber optic cable manufacturing

Manufacturing

20171,30120221,364.7Change+63.7 pts+4.9%

National rank #122 of 54377.7th percentile

325194Measure unavailable

Cyclic crude, intermediate, and gum and wood chemical manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017Not published20221,294.9ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

335210Strict match

Small electrical appliance manufacturing

Manufacturing

20171,013.820221,093.7Change+79.9 pts+7.9%

National rank #107 of 54380.4th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 2 / 4
Largest selected move: +79.9 pts

Small electrical appliance 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	325992	335921	325194	335210
+3.6 pts	Not comparedLabel changed	+63.7 pts#122 of 543	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	+79.9 pts#107 of 543
+0.2 pts	Not comparedLabel changed	-3.9 pts#632 of 781	-3.7 pts#623 of 781	+6.1 pts#110 of 781
+0.5 pts	Not comparedLabel changed	+1.5 pts#314 of 783	0 pts#436 of 783	-3.6 pts#634 of 783
+$3B	Not comparedLabel changed	+$932.2M#556 of 789	-$1.6B#775 of 789	-$127.6M#729 of 789
+1,474	Not comparedLabel changed	+396#470 of 789	+371#473 of 789	-618#576 of 789
0	Not comparedLabel changed	+14#332 of 789	-13#455 of 789	+4#369 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: 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

325992 335921 325194 335210

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	Photographic film, paper, plate, chemical, and copy toner manufacturing325992	Fiber optic cable manufacturing335921	Cyclic crude, intermediate, and gum and wood chemical manufacturing325194	Small electrical appliance manufacturing335210
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	1,252.293rd percentile / rank #48 of 679	1,364.794th percentile / rank #40 of 679	1,294.994th percentile / rank #44 of 679	1,093.790th percentile / rank #66 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	63.9%89th percentile / rank #104 of 897	64.6%89th percentile / rank #102 of 897	57.1%83rd percentile / rank #156 of 897	58.6%84th percentile / rank #146 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	84.2%92nd percentile / rank #73 of 899	82%91st percentile / rank #85 of 899	77.2%87th percentile / rank #120 of 899	77.5%87th percentile / rank #118 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$4.9B20th percentile / rank #718 of 899	$3.8B15th percentile / rank #762 of 899	$5.5B22nd percentile / rank #701 of 899	$3.7B15th percentile / rank #767 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	6.8K8th percentile / rank #828 of 899	7.2K9th percentile / rank #821 of 899	5.7K6th percentile / rank #845 of 899	8.5K11th percentile / rank #801 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	11511th percentile / rank #802 of 899	999th percentile / rank #818 of 899	404th percentile / rank #867 of 899	13513th percentile / rank #787 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.