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NAICS 511130
Book publishers

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

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.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

51	Information	137,678	891,845,956	194,670,163	3,736,061
511	Publishing industries (except Internet)	32,287	242,216,369	65,680,724	1,089,585
5111	Newspaper, periodical, book, & directory publishers	22,334	138,710,521	30,745,775	732,877
51113	Book publishers	3,526	27,928,786	4,966,519	97,080
511130	Book publishers	3,526	27,928,786	4,966,519	97,080

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)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)
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
51113	Book publishers	N	N	N	N	N	N	3,526	27,928,786
511130	Book publishers	N	N	N	N	N	N	3,526	27,928,786

Definition: NAICS 511130 Book publishers

This industry comprises establishments known as book publishers. Establishments in this industry carry out design, editing, and marketing activities necessary for producing and distributing books. These establishments may publish books in print, electronic, or audio form.

Cross-References.

Establishments publishing books on the Internet exclusively are classified in Industry 516110, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting;
Establishments primarily engaged in printing books without publishing are classified in Industry 323110, Printing;
Establishments known as music publishers are classified in Industry 512230, Music Publishers;
Establishments, such as trade associations, schools and universities, and social welfare organizations, that publish books for distribution to their membership, that are not commonly known as book publishers, are classified according to their primary activity designation; and
Book clubs primarily engaged in direct sales activities without publishing are classified in Industry 454390, Other Direct Selling Establishments.

Historical Comparability - Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS

Figures to the left of 1997 NAICS codes indicate the percent of 2002 receipts (as classified by 1997 NAICS) represented by that part; and link to a complementary table where other parts of the 1997 NAICS are shown. Table description discusses features and symbols.
2002 NAICS code	1997 NAICS code	Pt.	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Receipts		Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees	Link to SIC (1997 data)

2002 NAICS code	1997 NAICS code	Pt.	Description	Estab- lish- ments	($1,000)	(Pct)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees	Link to SIC (1997 data)
511130			Book publishers	3,537	27,961,663	100.0	4,981,316	97,407
100% of	511130		Book publishers (Except atlas/map and Internet publishers)	2,711	26,836,569	96.0	4,655,927	89,064
22% of	511199		All other publishers (Atlas and map publishers, except Internet publishers)	826	1,125,094	4.0	325,389	8,343

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

511130	Book publishers	2002	2,740	26,958,920	4,712,198	89,978
		1997	2,684	22,648,251	3,642,824	89,898
		% change	2.1	19.0	29.4	0.1
511199	All other publishers	2002	2,361	5,068,889	1,300,093	32,621
		1997	2,502	5,604,847	1,262,869	45,398
		% change	-5.6	-9.6	2.9	-28.1

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Geographic Distribution -- Book 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

United States

3,526

27,928,786

100.00

4,966,519

97,080

New York

411

7,724,306

27.66

403

1,049,809

18,078

New Jersey

110

3,287,214

11.77

383

524,555

7,778

California

463

2,540,251

9.10

427,552

8,448

Minnesota

1,760,705

6.30

350

506,704

8,508

Illinois

160

1,708,326

6.12

136

288,979

5,948

Missouri

1,707,292

6.11

301

255,039

5,386

Massachusetts

179

1,563,640

5.60

243

305,609

5,186

Pennsylvania

126

1,294,276

4.63

105

240,226

5,107

Ohio

816,100

2.92

161,296

3,559

Michigan

629,685

2.25

117,649

2,267

Colorado

100

560,134

2.01

124

147,124

2,757

Maryland

477,832

1.71

104,367

2,443

Texas

214

448,863

1.61

102,580

2,883

Connecticut

404,445

1.45

117

81,660

1,524

Florida

181

316,938

1.13

76,309

1,981

Indiana

286,795

1.03

55,143

1,320

North Carolina

274,591

0.98

69,515

1,677

Virginia

267,280

0.96

68,192

1,473

Tennessee

246,084

0.88

42,542

1,185

Iowa

196,901

0.71

26,752

708

Washington

164,842

0.59

29,795

806

Alabama

156,326

0.56

17,713

536

Wisconsin

133,313

0.48

25,628

877

Oregon

120,544

0.43

27,872

682

Oklahoma

96,575

0.35

25,341

591

Maine

94,621

0.34

17,911

393

Arkansas

86,993

0.31

15,705

525

District of Columbia

74,898

0.27

129

22,061

415

Georgia

67,414

0.24

18,860

480

Idaho

41,300

0.15

16,078

430

New Mexico

40,774

0.15

9,751

240

Utah

38,623

0.14

9,229

294

New Hampshire

35,468

0.13

7,668

218

Louisiana

26,936

0.10

6,409

223

Nevada

22,877

0.08

6,227

149

Kansas

22,452

0.08

6,152

209

Vermont

21,645

0.08

6,522

181

Hawaii

7,644

0.03

1,726

Nebraska

6,165

0.02

2,215

South Dakota

5,494

0.02

667

Montana

5,472

0.02

998

All other states, including those below

161

146,752

0.53

40,389

1,406

Kentucky

(500-999)

Arizona

(250-499)

Delaware

(100-249)

South Carolina

(100-249)

Alaska

(20-99)

Mississippi

(20-99)

North Dakota

(20-99)

Rhode Island

(20-99)

West Virginia

(1-19)

Wyoming

(1-19)

Products Lines for Book publishers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	27,928,786	100.00
31210	Books - Print: Textbooks	8,031,040	28.76
31250	Books - Print: Adult trade books	6,874,066	24.61
31240	Books - Print: Professional, technical & scholarly books	3,155,191	11.30
31220	Books-Print: Child's books, excl color/sticker/water paint bks	2,896,015	10.37
31230	Books - Print: General reference books	1,676,040	6.00
	-Other	5,296,434	18.96

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Book publishers
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-BDG	Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997	Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined	US
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-51SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-51SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Receipts Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Receipts Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-51SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-51I-03	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-51A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 511130
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
Service Annual Survey: Information Sector Services	Annual	Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms	US
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