Variant of NAICS 2002 - Durable and Non-Durable Goods Manufacturing Industries

51114 - Directory and Mailing List Publishers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in publishing compilations and collections of information or facts that are logically organized to facilitate their use. These collections may be published in one or more formats, such as print or electronic form. Electronic versions may be provided directly to customers by the establishment, or offered through on-line services or third party vendors. The products are typically protected in their selection, arrangement and/or presentation.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • printing, but not publishing, business directories, telephone books and similar products (See 32311 Printing)
  • duplicating electronic media, such as CD-ROMs and DVDs (See 33461 Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media)
  • publishing encyclopaedias (See 51113 Book Publishers)
  • designing, developing and publishing computer software products (See 51121 Software Publishers)
  • publishing directories and mailing lists exclusively on the Internet (See 51611 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting)
  • providing on-line access to databases developed by others (See 51811 Internet Service Providers, Web Search Portals)

511140 - Directory and Mailing List Publishers^US

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in publishing compilations and collections of information or facts that are logically organized to facilitate their use. These collections may be published in one or more formats, such as print or electronic form. Electronic versions may be provided directly to customers by the establishment, or offered through on-line services or third party vendors. The products are typically protected in their selection, arrangement and/or presentation.

• Example Activities:

  • Address list compilers (except exclusively on the Internet)
  • Business directory, publishing (except exclusively on Internet)
  • Business directory, publishing and printing combined
  • Database publishing (except exclusively on Internet)
  • Directories, publishing (except exclusively on Internet)
  • Electronic database publishing (except exclusively on Internet)
  • Mailing list compilers (except exclusively on Internet)
  • Publishers, database (except exclusively on Internet)
  • Telephone directories, publishing (except exclusively on Internet)
  • Telephone directories, publishing and printing combined