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 / 423420

Office equipment merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI581.9Revenue$33.3B

Evidence profile

02 / 339113

Surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI417.7Revenue$37.9B

Evidence profile

03 / 513130

Book publishers

Information

HHI461.5Revenue$29.1B

Evidence profile

04 / 424120

Stationery and office supplies merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI604.9Revenue$36.2B

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 industryOffice equipment merchant wholesalersNAICS 423420 / 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 HHI604.9Stationery and office supplies merchant wholesalers

Largest selected revenue$37.9BSurgical appliance and supplies manufacturing

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 423420; Office equipment 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 339113

Surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing

Manufacturing

Mean gap4.2 pts

Concentration6.5 pts

Scale2.0 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI11.0 gap581.9417.7

CR48.2 gap40.5%35.1%

CR80.3 gap52%52.3%

Revenue2.0 gap$33.3B$37.9B

Jobs0.7 gap89.6K86K

Firms3.2 gap1.9K1.5K

Closest dimension: CR8 (0.3 pts). Widest: HHI (11.0 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

423420Strict match

Office equipment merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

20176722022581.9Change-90.1 pts-13.4%

National rank #476 of 54312.4th percentile

339113Strict match

Surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017372.92022417.7Change+44.8 pts+12%

National rank #141 of 54374.2th percentile

513130New in 2022

Book publishers

Information

2017Not published2022461.5ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

424120Strict match

Stationery and office supplies merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

2017433.32022604.9Change+171.6 pts+39.6%

National rank #47 of 54391.5th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 3 / 4
Largest selected move: +171.6 pts

Stationery and office supplies 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	423420	339113	513130	424120
+3.6 pts	-90.1 pts#476 of 543	+44.8 pts#141 of 543	Not comparedNew in 2022	+171.6 pts#47 of 543
+0.2 pts	-6.6 pts#702 of 781	+3 pts#210 of 781	Not comparedNew in 2022	+7.9 pts#79 of 781
+0.5 pts	-9.3 pts#753 of 783	+2.3 pts#255 of 783	Not comparedNew in 2022	+5.1 pts#129 of 783
+$3B	-$4.8B#785 of 789	+$4.5B#325 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	-$8.3B#788 of 789
+1,474	-24,649#766 of 789	+9,063#190 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	-13,835#750 of 789
0	-368#716 of 789	-103#640 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	-674#744 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 42

Wholesale trade

423420 424120

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 360.8; 69 detailed rows
Median CR4: 29.9%; Published values
Selected here: 2; 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

339113

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

Parent sector / NAICS 51

Information

513130

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 638.2; 29 detailed rows
Median CR4: 45.6%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +56.4; HHI points
Higher HHI: 50.0%; of published pairs
Coverage: 54.5%; 6 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 10.578%; establishments
Exit: 11.499%; establishments
Net jobs: -0.248%; net rate
Reallocation: 24.859%; 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	Office equipment merchant wholesalers423420	Surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing339113	Book publishers513130	Stationery and office supplies merchant wholesalers424120
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	581.973rd percentile / rank #185 of 679	417.762nd percentile / rank #260 of 679	461.565th percentile / rank #236 of 679	604.975th percentile / rank #173 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	40.5%65th percentile / rank #314 of 897	35.1%57th percentile / rank #388 of 897	35.2%57th percentile / rank #387 of 897	40%64th percentile / rank #320 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	52%63rd percentile / rank #330 of 899	52.3%64th percentile / rank #327 of 899	52.6%64th percentile / rank #323 of 899	56.6%69th percentile / rank #278 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$33.3B72nd percentile / rank #256 of 899	$37.9B74th percentile / rank #238 of 899	$29.1B69th percentile / rank #280 of 899	$36.2B73rd percentile / rank #247 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	89.6K71st percentile / rank #259 of 899	86K71st percentile / rank #265 of 899	76.2K67th percentile / rank #295 of 899	57.1K59th percentile / rank #372 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	1.9K56th percentile / rank #396 of 899	1.5K53rd percentile / rank #424 of 899	2.2K59th percentile / rank #367 of 899	2.5K61st percentile / rank #348 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.