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 / 423390

Other construction material merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHIWithheldRevenue$38.8B

Evidence profile

02 / 423440

Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI151.3Revenue$33B

Evidence profile

03 / 423850

Service establishment equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI154.6Revenue$28.6B

Evidence profile

04 / 321113

Sawmills

Manufacturing

HHI191Revenue$41.3B

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 industryOther construction material merchant wholesalersNAICS 423390 / 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

Detailed median$14.5B

05 / percentile profile

Employment

Detailed median40.1K

06 / percentile profile

Firms

Employer firms

Detailed median1.2K

Highest selected HHI191Sawmills

Largest selected revenue$41.3BSawmills

Sector scope2Cross-sector screen

HHI disclosure gaps13 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 423390; Other construction material merchant wholesalers
Fixed benchmark: 899; National six-digit rows
Matched dimensions: 5 / 6; HHI, CR4, CR8, Revenue, Jobs, Firms
Eligible candidates: 896; 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 423440

Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

Mean gap3.4 pts

Concentration5.0 pts

Scale2.3 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHIWithheldNot comparedWithheld151.3

CR46.5 gap22.9%19.3%

CR83.6 gap31.2%29.1%

Revenue3.0 gap$38.8B$33B

Jobs2.7 gap53.9K46.8K

Firms1.3 gap3K2.7K

Closest dimension: Firms (1.3 pts). Widest: CR4 (6.5 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

423390Measure unavailable

Other construction material merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

423440Strict match

Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

2017106.12022151.3Change+45.2 pts+42.6%

National rank #140 of 54374.4th percentile

423850Strict match

Service establishment equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

2017146.72022154.6Change+7.9 pts+5.4%

National rank #250 of 54354.1th percentile

321113Strict match

Sawmills

Manufacturing

2017159.42022191Change+31.6 pts+19.8%

National rank #172 of 54368.5th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 3 / 4
Largest selected move: +45.2 pts

Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers 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	423390	423440	423850	321113
+3.6 pts	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	+45.2 pts#140 of 543	+7.9 pts#250 of 543	+31.6 pts#172 of 543
+0.2 pts	+2.7 pts#220 of 781	+3.3 pts#203 of 781	0 pts#413 of 781	+1 pts#338 of 781
+0.5 pts	+4.7 pts#144 of 783	+5.1 pts#128 of 783	-0.6 pts#478 of 783	+4.9 pts#132 of 783
+$3B	+$14.3B#146 of 789	+$5B#304 of 789	+$6.3B#261 of 789	+$15.2B#139 of 789
+1,474	+5,716#266 of 789	-6,929#721 of 789	+3,488#307 of 789	+6,200#247 of 789
0	+323#170 of 789	-811#756 of 789	+122#220 of 789	-106#643 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: 2; 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

423390 423440 423850

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 360.8; 69 detailed rows
Median CR4: 29.9%; Published values
Selected here: 3; 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

Parent sector / NAICS 31-33

Manufacturing

321113

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 439.3; 346 detailed rows
Median CR4: 38.5%; Published values
Selected here: 1; 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 JSON2 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	Other construction material merchant wholesalers423390	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers423440	Service establishment equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers423850	Sawmills321113
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	Withheld	151.332nd percentile / rank #461 of 679	154.633rd percentile / rank #457 of 679	19138th percentile / rank #419 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	22.9%35th percentile / rank #584 of 897	19.3%29th percentile / rank #642 of 897	19.5%29th percentile / rank #639 of 897	22.2%33rd percentile / rank #599 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	31.2%33rd percentile / rank #599 of 899	29.1%30th percentile / rank #631 of 899	28.6%29th percentile / rank #639 of 899	35.7%41st percentile / rank #533 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$38.8B74th percentile / rank #233 of 899	$33B71st percentile / rank #260 of 899	$28.6B68th percentile / rank #286 of 899	$41.3B76th percentile / rank #217 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	53.9K58th percentile / rank #383 of 899	46.8K55th percentile / rank #407 of 899	58.5K60th percentile / rank #365 of 899	79.2K68th percentile / rank #285 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	3K64th percentile / rank #321 of 899	2.7K63rd percentile / rank #333 of 899	3.3K67th percentile / rank #300 of 899	2.4K61st percentile / rank #350 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.