Table 1134.

Publishing IndustriesEstimated Revenue by Source and Media

Type: 2005 to 2009
[In millions of dollars (260,956 represents $260,956,000,000). For taxable and tax-exempt employer firms. Covers NAICS 5111.
Estimates have been adjusted to the results of the 2002 Economic Census. Based on the North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS), 2002. See text, this section, and Section 15 and Appendix III]
Source of revenue and media type
Publishing industries (except Internet) 1. . . .

2005
260,956

2006
269,890

2007
282,223

2008
284,242

2009
263,689

Newspaper publishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General newspapers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Subscription and sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advertising space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Specialized newspapers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Subscription and sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advertising space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other operating revenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printing services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Distribution services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

49,401
42,405
8,708
33,697
1,836
(S)
1,559
5,160
1,525
2,135
1,500

48,949
41,963
8,674
33,289
1,877
(S)
1,538
5,109
1,401
2,009
1,699

47,563
39,947
8,288
31,659
2,091
(S)
1,724
5,525
1,371
1,956
2,198

43,919
36,808
8,323
28,485
2,029
(S)
1,678
5,082
1,271
1,681
2,130

36,338
29,633
8,105
21,528
1,829
(S)
1,488
4,876
1,246
1,546
2,084

Print newspapers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Online newspapers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other media newspapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

42,102
1,537
602

41,756
1,449
635

39,874
1,655
509

36,473
2,045
319

29,885
1,320
257

Periodical publishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General interest periodicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Subscription and sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advertising space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and academic periodicals. . . . . . . .
Subscription and sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advertising space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other periodicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Subscription and sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advertising space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other operating revenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printing services for others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Licensing of rights to content. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

42,778
21,270
7,191
14,079
7,990
4,793
3,197
2,624
1,176
1,448
10,894
1,237
374
9,283

44,757
22,592
7,445
15,147
7,955
4,830
3,125
2,651
1,172
1,479
11,559
1,183
426
9,950

46,003
22,516
7,730
15,146
8,156
4,781
3,375
3,029
998
2,031
12,302
1,183
451
10,668

44,985
20,802
6,795
14,007
7,510
4,166
3,344
2,853
819
2,034
13,820
1,179
442
12,199

39,060
17,097
6,179
10,918
6,308
4,061
2,247
2,516
681
1,835
13,139
1,018
409
11,712

Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

29,170
2,191
523

29,697
2,893
608

30,047
2,780
874

26,974
3,237
954

22,030
2,906
985

Book publishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Books, print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textbooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Childrens books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General reference books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional, technical, and scholarly books. . .
Adult trade books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All other operating revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

27,006
23,356
9,977
2,604
1,017
2,979
6,779
3,650

26,701
22,995
10,126
2,388
860
2,997
6,624
3,706

27,807
23,580
10,697
2,627
792
2,916
6,548
4,227

28,032
23,825
11,162
2,515
751
3,127
6,270
4,207

27,222
22,738
9,891
2,522
625
3,838
5,862
4,484

Print books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Online books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other media books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

21,618
(S)
860

21,255
862
878

21,526
1,005
1,049

21,592
1,139
1,094

20,597
1,286
855

Directory and mailing list publishers . . . . . . . .

Directories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Subscription and sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advertising space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Database and other collections. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Subscription and sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advertising space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other operating revenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rental or sale of mailing lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18,461
13,110
332
12,778
3,247
2,590
657
2,104
566
1,538

17,617
12,594
318
12,276
3,068
2,416
652
1,955
542
1,413

18,515
12,632
315
12,317
3,779
2,884
895
2,104
693
(S)

18,371
11,730
330
11,400
4,121
2,946
1,175
2,520
705
1,815

16,670
10,136
274
9,862
4,282
2,950
1,332
2,252
625
(S)

12,431

12,126

12,153

11,349

9,843

3,134

2,767

3,390

3,805

3,908

792

769

868

697

667

Print directories, databases, and other

collections of information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Online directories, databases, and other
collections of information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other media directories, databases, and other
collections of information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

S Figure does not meet publication standards. 1 Includes other industries not shown separately.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Service Annual Survey 2009: Information Sector Services, January 2011,
<http://www.census.gov/econ/www/servmenu.html>.

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