PSIC 2019 · Division

Publishing Activities

This division covers various publishing activities, including the production and distribution of books, newspapers, and software, as well as the acquisition of copyrights for content. It encompasses publishing in multiple formats, such as print, electronic, and audio, but does not include motion picture publishing.

Includes

publishing of books, brochures, leaflets, dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, maps and charts
publishing of newspapers, journals and periodicals
directory and mailing list publishing
software publishing
reproduction and distribution of content in various forms

Excludes

publishing of motion pictures, videotapes and movies on DVD or similar media 59
production of master copies for records or audio material 59
printing 1811
mass reproduction of recorded media 1820

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Details

Level: Division
Section: J Information And Communication

Sector statistics

Employed persons: 545.8K persons(May 2026)

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

Industry size

Establishments: 2,256(2022)
Employment: 169,331 persons(2022)
Revenue: ~₱806.5B(2022)

Figures are for PSIC section J (the nearest level PSA surveys), not this specific code. Source: PSA OpenStat, Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI), 2022. Revenue figures are approximate.

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