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Publishing industries, except internet (includes software)
Industry profile, February 2020

Sections: Description | Pricing | Costs | Demand | Appendix

This page is an industry profile for the Publishing industries, except internet (includes software) industry. It provides a general economic overview of recent developments in the industry. This includes information on industry pricing, costs, and demand. Below you will find a description of what type of business establishments are included in this industry. For information on how to best utilize this industry profile please visit our Business Solutions.

Industry Description

Industries in the Publishing Industries (except Internet) subsector group establishments engaged in the publishing of newspapers, magazines, other periodicals, and books, as well as directory and mailing list 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 proprietary electronic networks. 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.

This industry description was sourced from the North American Industry Classification System.

Industry Pricing

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As of January 2020, prices in this industry had decreased 0.5 percent since the previous quarter.
From January 2019 to January 2020 prices in this industry increased 0.6 percent.
Prices increased 1.8 percent in the five year period starting in January 2015 and ending in January 2020.

-0.5%
From the previous quarter ¹

+0.6%
From the previous year ¹

+1.8%
From five years ago ¹

Industry Costs

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As of January 2020, costs in this industry had increased 0.1 percent since the previous quarter.
From January 2019 to January 2020 costs in this industry decreased 0.9 percent.
Costs increased 8 percent in the five year period starting in January 2015 and ending in January 2020.

+0.1%
From the previous quarter ³

-0.9%
From the previous year ³

+8%
From five years ago ³

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The largest cost for this industry is purchases made to the Labor sector. This sector accounts for 63.4% of the industry's overall costs.
From January 2019 to January 2020, the largest change in costs for this industry were costs associated with purchases to the Manufacturing sector. Costs associated with this sector decreased -18.2%.

**Major Industry Costs by Sector**
Sector Name	Percentage of Costs	Annual Percent Change ⁴
Labor	63.4%	+1.3%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	9.6%	-5%
Information	7.9%	+1.2%
Manufacturing	4.7%	-18.2%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	4.6%	+0.3%

Industry Demand

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As of July 2019, demand for this industry had increased 7.3 percent since the previous quarter.
From July 2018 to January 2020 costs in this industry increased 26.9 percent.
Costs increased 49.5 percent in the five year period starting in July 2014 and ending in July 2019.

+7.3%
From the previous quarter ⁴

+26.9%
From the previous year ⁴

+49.5%
From five years ago ⁴