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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.

01 / 423120

Motor vehicle supplies and new parts merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI137.1Revenue$217.9B
Evidence profile
02 / 423610

Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and related equipment merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI162.5Revenue$219.4B
Evidence profile
03 / 423510

Metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI122Revenue$305.3B
Evidence profile
04 / 424690

Other chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI165.3Revenue$259.9B
Evidence profile

Research workflow

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

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 industryMotor vehicle supplies and new parts merchant wholesalersNAICS 423120 / Wholesale trade
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

Revenue

Detailed median$14.5B
05 / percentile profile

Employment

Employment

Detailed median40.1K
06 / percentile profile

Firms

Employer firms

Detailed median1.2K

Arrow keys move across industries and measures. Home and End move to the first and last selected industry within a measure.

Highest selected HHI165.3Other chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers
Largest selected revenue$305.3BMetal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers
Sector scope1Single-sector screen
HHI disclosure gaps04 published in selection

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.

Measurement lens
Candidate scope
Reference
NAICS 423120
Motor vehicle supplies and new parts merchant wholesalers
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 423610

Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and related equipment merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

Mean gap2.5 pts
Concentration4.5 pts
Scale0.4 pts
National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor
HHI2.6 gap137.1162.5
CR43.0 gap16.5%18.6%
CR88.0 gap26.8%32.3%
Revenue0.2 gap$217.9B$219.4B
Jobs0.9 gap225.9K211.3K
Firms0.2 gap7K7K

Closest dimension: Firms (0.2 pts). Widest: CR8 (8.0 pts).

A nearby Census fingerprint means the rows occupy similar national percentile positions on the selected published measures. It does not imply product substitutability, a competitive relationship, common ownership, or a legally defined antitrust market.

Exact rows

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
423120Strict match

Motor vehicle supplies and new parts merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

2017141.72022137.1Change-4.6 pts-3.2%
National rank #341 of 54337.3th percentile
423610Strict match

Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and related equipment merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

2017152.92022162.5Change+9.6 pts+6.3%
National rank #240 of 54355.9th percentile
423510Strict match

Metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

2017104.32022122Change+17.7 pts+17%
National rank #201 of 54363.1th percentile
424690Strict match

Other chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

20171482022165.3Change+17.3 pts+11.7%
National rank #204 of 54362.5th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage
543 / 789
National median
+3.6 pts
Selected pairs
4 / 4
Largest selected move
+17.7 pts

Metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers has the largest absolute published move in this selection.

Six-measure change ledger

Change in six Census measures for the selected industries
MeasureNational median423120423610423510424690
+3.6 pts-4.6 pts#341 of 543+9.6 pts#240 of 543+17.7 pts#201 of 543+17.3 pts#204 of 543
+0.2 pts-1.1 pts#505 of 781+1 pts#340 of 781+1.2 pts#326 of 781+2.1 pts#260 of 781
+0.5 pts-0.6 pts#477 of 783+2.1 pts#268 of 783+1.2 pts#336 of 783+1.2 pts#338 of 783
+$3B+$25.6B#93 of 789+$56.6B#48 of 789+$105.8B#18 of 789+$63.9B#42 of 789
+1,474+10,572#165 of 789-6,252#714 of 789-8,807#729 of 789-341#543 of 789
0-1,406#768 of 789-1,406#769 of 789-914#760 of 789-696#747 of 789
Five-year deltas are published only for rows whose NAICS code and industry label are identical in the 2017 and 2022 Census tables. This strict match is a conservative screening rule, not an official NAICS concordance or evidence of causation. Revenue changes are nominal and are not adjusted for inflation.

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 42

Wholesale trade

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI
360.8
69 detailed rows
Median CR4
29.9%
Published values
Selected here
4
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

The context matrix keeps three different evidence grains separate: six-digit Economic Census industry screens, broad-sector Business Dynamics Statistics, and curated product-and-geography market profiles. Sector rates are contextual, market links require an exact declared NAICS crosswalk, and no value is averaged into a score or treated as causal, legally equivalent, or directly comparable across layers.

Evidence rules

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
MeasureDetailed medianMotor vehicle supplies and new parts merchant wholesalers423120Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and related equipment merchant wholesalers423610Metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers423510Other chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers424690
HHIRevenue-based HHI28450th percentile137.131st percentile / rank #469 of 679162.534th percentile / rank #451 of 67912230th percentile / rank #478 of 679165.335th percentile / rank #445 of 679
CR4Largest four firms30.6%50th percentile16.5%24th percentile / rank #679 of 89718.6%27th percentile / rank #652 of 89716.8%25th percentile / rank #673 of 89717.5%26th percentile / rank #668 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms42.8%50th percentile26.8%27th percentile / rank #655 of 89932.3%35th percentile / rank #583 of 89925.1%26th percentile / rank #670 of 89927.1%28th percentile / rank #652 of 899
RevenueRevenue$14.5B50th percentile$217.9B94th percentile / rank #56 of 899$219.4B94th percentile / rank #54 of 899$305.3B96th percentile / rank #36 of 899$259.9B95th percentile / rank #49 of 899
EmploymentEmployment40.1K50th percentile225.9K87th percentile / rank #119 of 899211.3K86th percentile / rank #127 of 899139.2K80th percentile / rank #183 of 899133.9K79th percentile / rank #188 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms1.2K50th percentile7K80th percentile / rank #183 of 8997K80th percentile / rank #181 of 8996K78th percentile / rank #203 of 8995.5K76th percentile / rank #216 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.

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