Variant of NAICS 1997 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries

3231 - Printing and Related Support Activities

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in printing and providing related support activities.

Exclusion(s):
Establishments primarily engaged in:
- printing on textile fabrics (See 3133 Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating)
- publishing, or printing and publishing (See 5111 Newspaper, Periodical, Book and Database Publishers)
- printing using simple electrostatic printers, such as office-type photocopiers (See 5614 Business Support Services)

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in printing.

Exclusion(s):
Establishments primarily engaged in:
- printing on textile fabrics (See 31331 Textile and Fabric Finishing)
- publishing, or printing and publishing newspapers (See 51111 Newspaper Publishers)
- publishing, or printing and publishing periodicals (See 51112 Periodical Publishers)
- publishing, or printing and publishing books and pamphlets (See 51113 Book Publishers)
- publishing, or printing and publishing directories, including telephone (See 51114 Database and Directory Publishers)
- publishing, or printing and publishing maps, calendars, art and greeting cards (See 51119 Other Publishers)
- printing using simple electrostatic printers, such as office-type photocopiers (See 56143 Business Service Centres)
Example Activities:
- Print shops
- Printing, job

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing support services to commercial printers, such as pre-press and bindery work.