Industry Statistics Sampler: NAICS 511

Industry Statistics Sampler:
NAICS 511
Publishing industries

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2002 Economic Census Industry Series Reports

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2002 NAICS	Report title	Report number	Release date (PDF)	Full report		Tables only
2002 NAICS	Report title	Report number	Release date (PDF)	Link to PDF	Size in kb	Link to PDF	Size in kb
51111	Newspaper Publishers	EC02-51I-01	09/28/2004		376		194
51112	Periodical Publishers	EC02-51I-02	10/27/2004		376		195
51113	Book Publishers	EC02-51I-03	09/03/2004		382		198
51114	Directory and Mailing List Publishers	EC02-51I-04	11/04/2004		370		188
51119	Other Publishers	EC02-51I-05	11/16/2004		371		189
5112	Software Publishers	EC02-51I-06	10/28/2004		375		193
516	Internet Publishing and Broadcasting	EC02-51I-10	12/07/2004		387		205

NAICS Hierarchy: 1997

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Indus-
try
Detail NAICS
code NAICS Title
(and link to definition) Estab-
lish-
ments Revenue
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

51 Information 114,475 623,213,854 129,481,577 3,066,167

511 Publishing industries 33,896 179,035,423 43,358,072 1,006,214

5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, & database publishers 21,806 117,336,003 24,971,288 739,834

5112 Software publishers 12,090 61,699,420 18,386,784 266,380

NAICS code	NAICS Title (and link to definition)	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
51	Information	114,475	623,213,854	129,481,577	3,066,167
511	Publishing industries	33,896	179,035,423	43,358,072	1,006,214
5111	Newspaper, periodical, book, & database publishers	21,806	117,336,003	24,971,288	739,834
5112	Software publishers	12,090	61,699,420	18,386,784	266,380

Table includes only establishments with payroll.

NAICS 511: Publishing Industries . Industries in the Publishing Industries subsector group establishments engaged in the publishing of newspapers, magazines, other periodicals, and books, as well as database and software publishing. In general, these establishments, which are known as publishers, issue copies of works for which they usually possess copyright. Works may be in one or more formats including traditional print form, CD-ROM, or on-line. Publishers may publish works originally created by others for which they have obtained the rights and/or works that they have created in-house. Software publishing is included here because the activity, creation of a copyrighted product and bringing it to market, is equivalent to the creation process for other types of intellectual products.

In NAICS, publishing, the reporting, writing, editing, and other processes that are required to create an edition of a newspaper, is treated as a major economic activity in its own right, rather than as a subsidiary activity to a manufacturing activity, printing. Thus, publishing is classified in the Information sector; whereas, printing remains in the NAICS Manufacturing sector. In part, the NAICS classification reflects the fact that publishing increasingly takes place in establishments that are physically separate from the associated printing establishments. More crucially, the NAICS classification of book and newspaper publishing is intended to portray their roles in a modern economy, in which they do not resemble manufacturing activities.

Music publishers are not included in the Publishing Industries subsector, but are included in the Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries subsector. Reproduction of prepackaged software is treated in NAICS as a manufacturing activity; on-line distribution of software products is in the Information sector, and custom design of software to client specifications is included in the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector. These distinctions arise because of the different ways that software is created, reproduced, and distributed.

The Information sector does not include products, such as manifold business forms. Information is not the essential component of these items. Establishments producing these items are included in Subsector 323, Printing and Related Support Activities.

Geographic Distribution -- Publishing industries: 1997

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

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Other
Indus-
tries State Estab-
lish-
ments Revenue
($1,000) Revenue
% of
U.S. Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

United States 33,896 179,035,423 100.00 43,358,072 1,006,214

California 4,799 31,125,660 17.39 8,823,096 154,837

New York 2,581 29,396,120 16.42 5,154,240 99,892

Massachusetts 1,426 10,443,080 5.83 3,060,374 57,901

Illinois 1,573 9,111,406 5.09 2,137,009 50,296

Texas 2,232 7,880,256 4.40 2,234,443 49,949

Pennsylvania 1,127 7,669,781 4.28 1,786,850 44,615

Washington 907 7,436,322 4.15 1,388,750 23,439

New Jersey 1,160 6,694,843 3.74 1,797,397 38,059

Florida 1,628 5,495,792 3.07 1,436,410 40,014

Ohio 970 4,886,447 2.73 1,286,094 36,336

Michigan 829 4,539,521 2.54 914,973 26,353

Virginia 895 4,509,377 2.52 1,011,685 23,602

Missouri 642 4,097,242 2.29 841,744 25,662

Colorado 930 3,248,740 1.81 867,457 21,109

Minnesota 875 3,243,861 1.81 916,900 23,652

Georgia 952 3,182,058 1.78 991,503 24,347

Maryland 637 2,719,302 1.52 711,090 16,507

Connecticut 575 2,689,426 1.50 728,608 16,027

Wisconsin 615 2,602,173 1.45 458,227 16,920

Kansas 395 2,587,738 1.45 319,153 11,785

District of Columbia 198 2,424,047 1.35 514,275 9,456

North Carolina 739 2,020,113 1.13 567,735 17,572

Oregon 584 1,936,393 1.08 534,519 13,357

Arizona 584 1,920,444 1.07 460,784 12,643

Kentucky 312 1,868,700 1.04 244,626 9,516

Indiana 495 1,834,209 1.02 507,942 16,597

Iowa 458 1,699,140 0.95 412,762 13,479

Tennessee 488 1,482,723 0.83 401,656 14,213

Alabama 323 1,124,698 0.63 272,751 8,863

Arkansas 220 990,367 0.55 152,522 7,233

Utah 337 958,965 0.54 354,875 8,758

Nebraska 248 955,421 0.53 226,693 8,099

New Hampshire 271 762,133 0.43 270,453 6,004

Oklahoma 345 695,214 0.39 180,671 6,708

South Carolina 287 643,061 0.36 189,482 7,287

Louisiana 261 570,131 0.32 164,120 5,876

Nevada 192 394,664 0.22 91,502 2,978

New Mexico 213 354,494 0.20 98,882 3,772

Rhode Island 104 332,834 0.19 122,166 3,773

Delaware 75 311,879 0.17 62,677 1,571

Maine 184 299,473 0.17 98,284 3,503

Hawaii 93 273,301 0.15 78,970 2,066

Idaho 141 267,989 0.15 78,685 3,229

Mississippi 172 249,322 0.14 74,897 3,257

Vermont 159 248,886 0.14 72,709 2,829

West Virginia 126 213,081 0.12 60,732 3,135

North Dakota 100 184,886 0.10 68,516 2,627

Montana 158 155,734 0.09 42,068 2,036

South Dakota 139 129,777 0.07 37,790 2,058

Alaska 70 106,071 0.06 26,729 1,247

Wyoming 72 68,128 0.04 21,596 1,170

State	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Revenue % of U.S.	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
United States	33,896	179,035,423	100.00	43,358,072	1,006,214
California	4,799	31,125,660	17.39	8,823,096	154,837
New York	2,581	29,396,120	16.42	5,154,240	99,892
Massachusetts	1,426	10,443,080	5.83	3,060,374	57,901
Illinois	1,573	9,111,406	5.09	2,137,009	50,296
Texas	2,232	7,880,256	4.40	2,234,443	49,949
Pennsylvania	1,127	7,669,781	4.28	1,786,850	44,615
Washington	907	7,436,322	4.15	1,388,750	23,439
New Jersey	1,160	6,694,843	3.74	1,797,397	38,059
Florida	1,628	5,495,792	3.07	1,436,410	40,014
Ohio	970	4,886,447	2.73	1,286,094	36,336
Michigan	829	4,539,521	2.54	914,973	26,353
Virginia	895	4,509,377	2.52	1,011,685	23,602
Missouri	642	4,097,242	2.29	841,744	25,662
Colorado	930	3,248,740	1.81	867,457	21,109
Minnesota	875	3,243,861	1.81	916,900	23,652
Georgia	952	3,182,058	1.78	991,503	24,347
Maryland	637	2,719,302	1.52	711,090	16,507
Connecticut	575	2,689,426	1.50	728,608	16,027
Wisconsin	615	2,602,173	1.45	458,227	16,920
Kansas	395	2,587,738	1.45	319,153	11,785
District of Columbia	198	2,424,047	1.35	514,275	9,456
North Carolina	739	2,020,113	1.13	567,735	17,572
Oregon	584	1,936,393	1.08	534,519	13,357
Arizona	584	1,920,444	1.07	460,784	12,643
Kentucky	312	1,868,700	1.04	244,626	9,516
Indiana	495	1,834,209	1.02	507,942	16,597
Iowa	458	1,699,140	0.95	412,762	13,479
Tennessee	488	1,482,723	0.83	401,656	14,213
Alabama	323	1,124,698	0.63	272,751	8,863
Arkansas	220	990,367	0.55	152,522	7,233
Utah	337	958,965	0.54	354,875	8,758
Nebraska	248	955,421	0.53	226,693	8,099
New Hampshire	271	762,133	0.43	270,453	6,004
Oklahoma	345	695,214	0.39	180,671	6,708
South Carolina	287	643,061	0.36	189,482	7,287
Louisiana	261	570,131	0.32	164,120	5,876
Nevada	192	394,664	0.22	91,502	2,978
New Mexico	213	354,494	0.20	98,882	3,772
Rhode Island	104	332,834	0.19	122,166	3,773
Delaware	75	311,879	0.17	62,677	1,571
Maine	184	299,473	0.17	98,284	3,503
Hawaii	93	273,301	0.15	78,970	2,066
Idaho	141	267,989	0.15	78,685	3,229
Mississippi	172	249,322	0.14	74,897	3,257
Vermont	159	248,886	0.14	72,709	2,829
West Virginia	126	213,081	0.12	60,732	3,135
North Dakota	100	184,886	0.10	68,516	2,627
Montana	158	155,734	0.09	42,068	2,036
South Dakota	139	129,777	0.07	37,790	2,058
Alaska	70	106,071	0.06	26,729	1,247
Wyoming	72	68,128	0.04	21,596	1,170

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

Other Data from the 1997 Economic Census

Hypertext
tables Link
to pdf Series number Title Contents

EC97S51S-LS Source of Receipts Includes receipts by industry by source or type of receipts for the U.S.

EC97S51S-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Includes firms by receipts size, employment size, legal form of organization, number of units, and concentration in the largest companies for the U.S. Also includes establishments by receipts size and by employment size for the U.S.

EC97S51S-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Includes topics that vary from industry to industry

EC97S51S-SM Summary Republication of key tables from other reports

EC97X-CS3 Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only) Defines comparability of individual industries.

EC97X-CS2 Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states) 1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis

EC97X-CS4 Nonemployer Statistics (U.S., states, counties, metros) Nonemployers account for 60 % of establishments and .9 % of receipts in this sector, but are excluded from the reports above.

Series number	Title	Contents
EC97S51S-LS	Source of Receipts	Includes receipts by industry by source or type of receipts for the U.S.
EC97S51S-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Includes firms by receipts size, employment size, legal form of organization, number of units, and concentration in the largest companies for the U.S. Also includes establishments by receipts size and by employment size for the U.S.
EC97S51S-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Includes topics that vary from industry to industry
EC97S51S-SM	Summary	Republication of key tables from other reports
EC97X-CS3	Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only)	Defines comparability of individual industries.
EC97X-CS2	Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states)	1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis
EC97X-CS4	Nonemployer Statistics (U.S., states, counties, metros)	Nonemployers account for 60 % of establishments and .9 % of receipts in this sector, but are excluded from the reports above.

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs

Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Smallest Geography Contents

Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Annual U.S. Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees

County Business Patterns Annual County, metro area, ZIP Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment

E-Commerce Statistics Annual U.S. Total sales and e-commerce sales, receipts or value of shipments

Nonemployer Statistics Annual State, metro area, county Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees

Service Annual Survey: Information Sector Services Annual U.S. Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms

Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual State, metro area Number of firms, employees, payroll, and revenue by employment-size of the enterprise

Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Smallest Geography	Contents
Annual Capital Expenditures Survey	Annual	U.S.	Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees
County Business Patterns	Annual	County, metro area, ZIP	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment
E-Commerce Statistics	Annual	U.S.	Total sales and e-commerce sales, receipts or value of shipments
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	State, metro area, county	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees
Service Annual Survey: Information Sector Services	Annual	U.S.	Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	State, metro area	Number of firms, employees, payroll, and revenue by employment-size of the enterprise

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