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Public relations agencies revenue in the U.S. 2017, by source
Public relations agencies revenue in the U.S. 2017, by source
Revenue generated by public relations agencies in the United States in 2017, by source (in million U.S. dollars)
by A. Guttmann,
last edited
Jan 28, 2019
The statistic presents estimated data on the sources of revenue generated by public relations agencies in the United States. In 2017, U.S. PR agencies generated 781 million U.S. dollars with media relations services.
Revenue generated by public relations agencies in the United States in 2017, by source (in million U.S. dollars)
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| Revenue in million U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| Full public relations services | 8,396 |
| Lobbying | 1,628 |
| Media relations | 781 |
| All other operating revenue | 1,158 |
| Event management* | - |
| Media monitoring and analysis | 130 |
| Revenue in million U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| Full public relations services | 8,396 |
| Lobbying | 1,628 |
| Media relations | 781 |
| All other operating revenue | 1,158 |
| Event management* | - |
| Media monitoring and analysis | 130 |
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by A. Guttmann,
last edited
Jan 28, 2019
The statistic presents estimated data on the sources of revenue generated by public relations agencies in the United States. In 2017, U.S. PR agencies generated 781 million U.S. dollars with media relations services.
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- November 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
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- includes all taxable employer firms
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* Source provides the following explanation: "Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability (coefficient of variation is greater than 30%) or poor response quality (total quantity response rate is less than 50%) or other concerns about the estimate's quality. For a description of publication standards and the total quantity response rate, see http://www.census.gov/about/policies/quality/standards/standardf1.html."
Figures have been rounded.
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- US Census Bureau
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Special properties
- includes all taxable employer firms
- Supplementary notes
-
* Source provides the following explanation: "Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability (coefficient of variation is greater than 30%) or poor response quality (total quantity response rate is less than 50%) or other concerns about the estimate's quality. For a description of publication standards and the total quantity response rate, see http://www.census.gov/about/policies/quality/standards/standardf1.html."
Figures have been rounded.
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