PSIC 2019 · Class

Pawnshop operations

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Pawnshop operations involve lending money based on personal property that is delivered to the pawnshop as collateral. These businesses may also engage in related activities such as money changing and acting as remittance agents, provided they are registered with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

Includes

Lending money on personal property delivered as collateral
Money changing services
Acting as a remittance agent
Bills payment agent for utility companies and other entities
Ticketing agent for airline companies

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64930Pawnshop operations

Details

Level: Class
Section: K Financial And Insurance Activities
Parent: 649

Sector statistics

Employed persons: 618.4K persons(May 2026)

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

Industry size

Establishments: 29,500(2022)
Employment: 159,055 persons(2022)
Revenue: ~₱182.4B(2022)

Figures are for PSIC group 649 (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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