PSIC 2019 · Class

Service activities related to printing

Open to 100%

This class covers various service activities related to printing, including binding, composition, plate-making, and artistic work.

Includes

Binding of printed sheets into books, brochures, magazines, and catalogues
Composition, typesetting, and phototypesetting
Pre-press data input including scanning and optical character recognition
Plate-making services for letterpress and offset printing
Engraving or etching of cylinders for gravure
Preparation of plates and dies for relief stamping or printing
Production of proofs
Artistic work including preparation of litho stones and woodblocks
Production of reprographic products
Design of printing products such as sketches, layouts, and dummies
Other graphic activities including die-sinking, Braille copying, and embossing

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Details

Level: Class
Section: C Manufacturing
Parent: 181

Sector statistics

Employed persons: 3.6M persons(May 2026)

Whole PSIC section C (not specific to this code). Source: PSA Labor Force Survey, May 2026.

Industry size

Establishments: 1,581(2017)
Employment: 28,532 persons(2017)
Revenue: ~₱37.6B(2017)

Figures are for PSIC group 181 (the nearest level PSA surveys), not this specific code. Source: PSA OpenStat, Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI), 2017. Revenue figures are approximate.

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