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Major Group 27: Printing, Publishing, And Allied Industries

This major group includes establishments engaged in printing by one or more common processes, such as letterpress; lithography (including offset), gravure, or screen; and those establishments which perform services for the printing trade, such as bookbinding and platemaking. This major group also includes establishments engaged in publishing newspapers, books, and periodicals, regardless of whether or not they do their own printing. News syndicates are classified in Services, Industry 7383. Establishments primarily engaged in textile printing and finishing fabrics are classified in Major Group 22, and those engaged in printing and stamping on fabric articles are classified in Industry 2396. Establishments manufacturing products that contain incidental printing, such as advertising or instructions, are classified according to the nature of the products for example, as cartons, bags, plastics film, or paper.

Industry Group 271: Newspapers: Publishing, Or Publishing And Printing

Industry Group 272: Periodicals: Publishing, Or Publishing And Printing

Industry Group 273: Books

Industry Group 274: Miscellaneous Publishing

Industry Group 275: Commercial Printing

Industry Group 276: Manifold Business Forms

Industry Group 277: Greeting Cards

Industry Group 278: Blankbooks, Looseleaf Binders, And Bookbinding

Industry Group 279: Service Industries For The Printing Trade