NAICS Code 51312 — Periodical Publishers

NAICS Industry in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It contains 1 direct sub-code.

Code	51312
Title	Periodical Publishers
Level	NAICS Industry (5-digit)
Edition	NAICS 2022 edition

Official definition (2022 NAICS)

This industry comprises establishments known either as magazine publishers or periodical publishers. These establishments carry out the operations necessary for producing and distributing magazines and other periodicals, such as gathering, writing, and editing articles, and selling and preparing advertisements. These establishments may publish magazines and other periodicals in print or electronic form, including exclusively on the Internet.

Illustrative Examples:

Comic book publishers

Magazine publishers

Scholarly journal publishers

Newsletter publishers

Trade journal publishers

Cross-References.

This national industry shares the official Census description of 513120.

Where 51312 sits in the hierarchy

Level	Code	Title
Sector	51	Information
Subsector	513	Publishing Industries
Industry Group	5131	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
NAICS Industry	51312	Periodical Publishers

Codes under 51312

Code	Title
513120	Periodical Publishers

Related NAICS Industry codes

• 51311 — Newspaper Publishers
• 51313 — Book Publishers
• 51314 — Directory and Mailing List Publishers
• 51319 — Other Publishers

Data: official 2022 NAICS structure, descriptions and Census concordances, U.S. Census Bureau — U.S. government works in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Suggested reference, not an official determination.