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Directory & Mailing List Publishers

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Industry Description

The US directory and mailing list publishing industry includes about 1,300 companies with combined annual revenue of about $16 billion. Major companies include Dex One (formerly RH Donnelley), SuperMedia, infoGROUP, and Yellow Book USA. The industry is highly concentrated: the 50 largest companies account for about 90 percent of industry revenue.

SIC: 2741
NAICS: 511140
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Top 5 Companies

CompanySalesLocation
Yell Group plc3,010.17MReading, United Kingdom
Yellowbook Inc.1,683.40MUniondale, NY
Yellow Media Inc1,679.52MVerdun, QC
DEX MEDIA, INC.1,576.63MCary, NC
PagesJaunes Groupe1,491.13MSevres, France
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Industry Indicator

Total US consumer spending, a driver for directory and mailing list sales, rose 2.5 percent, primarily from nondurable goods expenditures, in November 2011 compared to the same month in 2010.
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Quarterly Industry Update

AT&T Launches Developer Program  - AT&T Interactive, which operates YP.com and other local directory properties, opened its directory database to third-party developers in January 2012. The company’s developer program gives...
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