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NAICS 51112
Periodical publishers

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Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Receipts
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 51 Information 137,678 891,845,956 194,670,163 3,736,061
Go to this NAICS 511 Publishing industries (except Internet) 32,287 242,216,369 65,680,724 1,089,585
Go to this NAICS 5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, & directory publishers 22,334 138,710,521 30,745,775 732,877
  51112 Periodical publishers 7,298 40,180,864 8,377,685 152,227
Go to this NAICS 511120 Periodical publishers 7,298 40,180,864 8,377,685 152,227

 

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code
NAICS Title
All firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments
Receipts ($1,000) Establishments Receipts Establish-
ments
Revenue ($1,000)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
N = Not available
51 Information 370,376 899,396,034 232,698 62.8 7,550,078 0.8 137,678 891,845,956
511 Publishing industries (except Internet) 101,683 244,196,180 69,396 68.2 1,979,811 0.8 32,287 242,216,369
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, & directory publishers N N N N N N 22,334 138,710,521
51112 Periodical publishers N N N N N N 7,298 40,180,864

 

Definition: NAICS 51112   Periodical publishers

This industry comprises establishments known either as magazine publishers or periodical publishers. These establishments carry out the operations necessary for producing and distributing magazines and other periodicals, such as gathering, writing, and editing articles, and selling and preparing advertisements. These establishments may publish magazines and other periodicals in print or electronic form.

Cross-References.

 

Historical comparability

Almost Comparable   NAICS 51112, Periodical publishers, is close, but not quite comparable between 2002 and 1997. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 51112 is comparable to SIC 2721. See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.



In the following table, both 1997 and 2002 data are classified by 1997 NAICS, so that the two years are comparable.

 

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997
NAICS
code
1997 NAICS Description Year Establishments Receipts ($1,000) Annual payroll ($1,000) Paid employees
51112 Periodical publishers 2002 7,076 39,786,471 8,287,031 146,358
1997 6,298 29,884,807 5,993,142 137,550
% change 12.4 33.1 38.3 6.4

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Periodical publishers: 2002

Data for the Information sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, and places.


Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
Other
Indus-
tries
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Receipts
($1,000)
Receipts
% of
U.S.
Receipts
per capita
($)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
See other industries in this state United States 7,298 40,180,864 100.00 139 8,377,685 152,227
See other industries in this state New York 770 15,678,185 39.02 818 2,689,851 34,308
See other industries in this state California 953 3,897,608 9.70 111 848,472 16,418
See other industries in this state New Jersey 267 2,453,183 6.11 286 534,226 7,101
See other industries in this state Illinois 337 2,254,004 5.61 179 463,566 8,284
See other industries in this state District of Columbia 88 1,837,444 4.57 3,174 389,359 5,903
See other industries in this state Florida 498 1,772,439 4.41 106 308,421 7,627
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 236 1,260,350 3.14 196 311,240 5,193
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 241 1,011,843 2.52 82 278,212 5,492
See other industries in this state Connecticut 149 930,969 2.32 269 224,280 3,571
See other industries in this state Texas 371 915,251 2.28 42 200,545 4,786
See other industries in this state Maryland 181 744,659 1.85 137 193,711 4,271
See other industries in this state Georgia 202 549,880 1.37 64 144,073 3,208
See other industries in this state Virginia 226 503,410 1.25 69 140,947 3,092
See other industries in this state Alabama 83 502,946 1.25 112 97,178 2,849
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 145 471,320 1.17 87 121,935 3,892
See other industries in this state Minnesota 135 414,420 1.03 82 79,353 1,916
See other industries in this state Iowa 81 412,092 1.03 140 115,009 2,037
See other industries in this state Michigan 179 387,746 0.97 39 96,341 2,322
See other industries in this state Tennessee 111 382,069 0.95 66 144,951 3,405
See other industries in this state Colorado 190 368,495 0.92 82 96,899 2,250
See other industries in this state North Carolina 148 352,285 0.88 42 75,364 1,780
See other industries in this state Kansas 68 235,889 0.59 87 69,669 1,477
See other industries in this state Washington 145 194,803 0.48 32 54,841 1,533
See other industries in this state Arizona 127 181,947 0.45 33 51,652 1,247
See other industries in this state Indiana 88 177,365 0.44 29 45,185 1,228
See other industries in this state Utah 57 118,941 0.30 51 19,543 496
See other industries in this state Nebraska 32 117,620 0.29 68 29,662 714
See other industries in this state Kentucky 61 105,846 0.26 26 31,129 785
See other industries in this state Oregon 89 104,905 0.26 30 27,164 881
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 54 96,139 0.24 28 26,232 661
See other industries in this state New Hampshire 46 75,179 0.19 59 28,507 609
See other industries in this state Maine 41 55,026 0.14 42 13,808 398
See other industries in this state Nevada 59 51,841 0.13 24 12,240 372
See other industries in this state Hawaii 43 51,168 0.13 41 12,558 314
See other industries in this state South Carolina 72 50,667 0.13 12 14,900 444
See other industries in this state New Mexico 54 48,173 0.12 26 12,573 349
See other industries in this state Louisiana 50 46,950 0.12 11 13,604 417
See other industries in this state Rhode Island 32 46,199 0.11 43 13,985 364
See other industries in this state Vermont 41 31,255 0.08 51 9,454 385
See other industries in this state Montana 29 20,651 0.05 23 5,761 221
See other industries in this state Mississippi 23 17,996 0.04 6 5,123 211
See other industries in this state West Virginia 19 16,716 0.04 9 3,808 161
See other industries in this state South Dakota 18 16,696 0.04 22 5,122 200
See other industries in this state Delaware 9 15,765 0.04 20 6,625 152
See other industries in this state North Dakota 17 13,687 0.03 22 2,784 96
See other industries in this state Wyoming 15 11,492 0.03 23 3,542 117
See other industries in this state Alaska 8 7,875 0.02 12 1,789 45
  All other states, including those below 410 1,169,475 2.91   302,492 8,645
See other industries in this state     Missouri 122 D     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     Ohio 209 D     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     Arkansas 34 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Idaho 45 D     D (250-499)

 

Products Lines for Periodical publishers
Product
code
Product description Sales of
this line
($000)
Percent of
industry sales
(%)
Graph
30000 Industry total 40,180,864 100.00
31600 Periodicals - Print - Sale of ad space: Gen interest periodicals 14,741,162 36.69
31510 Periodicals - Print - Subs & sales: Gen interest periodicals 10,775,126 26.82
31520 Periodicals-Print-Subs & sales:Bus (incl farming)/prof/acad pdcls 3,555,614 8.85
31610 Periodicals-Print-Sale of ad space:Bus (incl farm)/prof/acad pdcl 2,860,084 7.12
31580 Periodicals-Oth media-Sub & sales:Bus (incl farm)/prof/acad pdcls 2,033,630 5.06
-Other 6,215,248 15.47

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Periodical publishers
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to pdf
Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
tables
Contents Geography
link to PDF EC02-00C-BDG Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997 Link to drill-down tables Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined US
link to PDF EC02-00C-COMP Comparative Statistics Link to drill-down tables 2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis US, states
link to PDF EC02-51SL-LS Product Lines Link to data in AFF Product Lines by Kind of Business US, states
link to PDF EC02-51SS-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Link to data in AFF Receipts Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Single Unit & Multiunit Firms US
Link to data in AFF Receipts Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Concentration by Largest Firms US
Link to data in AFF Legal Form of Organization US
link to PDF EC02-51SX-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Link to data in AFF Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business US, states
Link to data in AFF End of Year Inventories by Category: 2002 & 2001 US
Link to data in AFF Inventories with LIFO Valuation: 2002 & 2001 US
link to PDF EC02-51I-02 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
link to    
PDF EC02-51A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Summary Statistics US, states, counties, metros
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 51112
Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Contents Geography
  County Business Patterns Annual Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment US, states, metro areas, counties
  Quarterly Services Survey: Information Sector Services Quarterly Estimated revenue for employer firms US
  Service Annual Survey: Information Sector Services Annual Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms US
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industry Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise US, states, metro areas
For more data sets, check a broader NAICS category, such as NAICS 5111 To broader NAICS

 

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