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 / 423990

Other miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHIWithheldRevenue$58B

Evidence profile

02 / 423910

Sporting and recreational goods and supplies merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI130.3Revenue$67.9B

Evidence profile

03 / 423210

Furniture merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI94.8Revenue$63.3B

Evidence profile

04 / 456199

All other health and personal care retailers

Retail trade

HHI96.6Revenue$23B

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 miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalersNAICS 423990 / 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 HHI130.3Sporting and recreational goods and supplies merchant wholesalers

Largest selected revenue$67.9BSporting and recreational goods and supplies merchant wholesalers

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 423990; Other miscellaneous durable goods 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 423910

Sporting and recreational goods and supplies merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

Mean gap3.5 pts

Concentration1.7 pts

Scale4.7 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHIWithheldNot comparedWithheld130.3

CR42.9 gap15.3%16.8%

CR80.5 gap24.6%25.2%

Revenue1.9 gap$58B$67.9B

Jobs4.2 gap83.8K73.2K

Firms8.1 gap6.9K4.2K

Closest dimension: CR8 (0.5 pts). Widest: Firms (8.1 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

423990Measure unavailable

Other miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

201770.72022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

423910Strict match

Sporting and recreational goods and supplies merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

2017101.62022130.3Change+28.7 pts+28.2%

National rank #181 of 54366.8th percentile

423210Strict match

Furniture merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

201776202294.8Change+18.8 pts+24.7%

National rank #199 of 54363.5th percentile

456199New in 2022

All other health and personal care retailers

Retail trade

2017Not published202296.6ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 2 / 4
Largest selected move: +28.7 pts

Sporting and recreational goods and 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	423990	423910	423210	456199
+3.6 pts	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	+28.7 pts#181 of 543	+18.8 pts#199 of 543	Not comparedNew in 2022
+0.2 pts	+1.5 pts#302 of 781	+1.1 pts#331 of 781	+1.9 pts#275 of 781	Not comparedNew in 2022
+0.5 pts	+5.4 pts#119 of 783	+1.8 pts#285 of 783	+2.5 pts#243 of 783	Not comparedNew in 2022
+$3B	+$15.6B#135 of 789	+$22.9B#104 of 789	+$12.6B#158 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022
+1,474	-2,121#648 of 789	+10,320#168 of 789	-5,677#712 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022
0	-1,600#775 of 789	-430#723 of 789	-1,147#766 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022

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

423990 423910 423210

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 44-45

Retail trade

456199

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 133.9; 57 detailed rows
Median CR4: 32.8%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +11.4; HHI points
Higher HHI: 100.0%; of published pairs
Coverage: 20.0%; 1 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 7.924%; establishments
Exit: 7.132%; establishments
Net jobs: 0.326%; net rate
Reallocation: 17.863%; 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 miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers423990	Sporting and recreational goods and supplies merchant wholesalers423910	Furniture merchant wholesalers423210	All other health and personal care retailers456199
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	Withheld	130.331st percentile / rank #472 of 679	94.825th percentile / rank #510 of 679	96.625th percentile / rank #508 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	15.3%22nd percentile / rank #699 of 897	16.8%25th percentile / rank #673 of 897	16.2%24th percentile / rank #683 of 897	15.8%23rd percentile / rank #689 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	24.6%25th percentile / rank #673 of 899	25.2%26th percentile / rank #668 of 899	23.5%24th percentile / rank #684 of 899	24.3%24th percentile / rank #681 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$58B82nd percentile / rank #164 of 899	$67.9B84th percentile / rank #147 of 899	$63.3B83rd percentile / rank #153 of 899	$23B63rd percentile / rank #334 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	83.8K70th percentile / rank #272 of 899	73.2K66th percentile / rank #309 of 899	67.2K64th percentile / rank #324 of 899	84.2K70th percentile / rank #271 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	6.9K80th percentile / rank #184 of 899	4.2K72nd percentile / rank #257 of 899	4.1K71st percentile / rank #261 of 899	7.2K81st percentile / rank #175 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.