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NAICS code |
Description |
Estab- lish- ments |
Receipts
($1,000) |
Annual payroll ($1,000) |
Paid employees |
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51 | Information | 137,678 | 891,845,956 | 194,670,163 | 3,736,061 | |
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511 | Publishing industries (except Internet) | 32,287 | 242,216,369 | 65,680,724 | 1,089,585 | |
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5111 | Newspaper, periodical, book, & directory publishers | 22,334 | 138,710,521 | 30,745,775 | 732,877 | |
| 51114 | Directory & mailing list publishers | 1,915 | 16,920,189 | 2,583,666 | 55,820 | ||
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511140 | Directory & mailing list publishers | 1,915 | 16,920,189 | 2,583,666 | 55,820 | |
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NAICS Title |
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Establish- ments |
Receipts ($1,000) | Establishments | Receipts |
Establish- ments |
Revenue ($1,000) | |||||
| Number | % of all | $1,000 | % of all | |||||||
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| 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 | |
| 51114 | Directory & mailing list publishers | N | N | N | N | N | N | 1,915 | 16,920,189 | |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in publishing directories, mailing lists, and collections or compilations of fact. The products are typically protected in their selection, arrangement and/or presentation. Examples are lists of mailing addresses, telephone directories, directories of businesses, collections or compilations of proprietary drugs or legal case results, compilations of public records, etc. These establishments may publish directories and mailing lists in print or electronic form.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
NAICS
51114, Directory and mailing list publishers,
is not 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 51114 corresponds to the sum of multiple SIC codes. See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.
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Data for the Information sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, and places.



















































| Product code | Product description | Sales of this line ($000) |
Percent of industry sales (%) |
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| 30000 | Industry total | 16,920,189 | 100.00 | |
| 31851 | Directories - Print - Sale of advertising space: Telephone dir | 13,065,774 | 77.22 | |
| 31852 | Directories - Print - Sale of advertising space: Other dir | 474,216 | 2.80 | |
| -Other | 3,380,199 | 19.98 |
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| 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 |
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