The purpose of this study was to analyze whether there is a difference in the degree of sectoral innovation between the baking and furniture industries in Pernambuco State--Brazil, measured between 2011 and 2013. The innovation radar is a method of generalized analysis of companies in different economic sectors. The degree of sectoral innovation (DSI) methodology was used as an alternative to the traditional methodology in order to mitigate the effects of sectoral differences. DSI normalizes the traditional method based on 13 dimensions of innovation, taking into account aspects of sectoral heterogeneity. The study revealed there had been progress in the furniture industry but much less so in the baking industry. The study also indicated that the baking industry in Garanhuns has a slightly greater degree of innovation than the one in the Metropolitan Area of Recife.