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Leading advertising categories in the U.S. in 2018
Advertising expenditure in the largest advertising categories in the United States in 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
This statistic shows the largest advertising categories in the United States in 2018. According to the source, the U.S. automotive industry spent 14.28 billion U.S. dollars on advertising in the measured period.
However, General Motors, was the only brand that made it to the top 10 of the leading advertisers that year, having spent 1.64 billion U.S. dollars on measured media.
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This statistic shows the largest advertising categories in the United States in 2018. According to the source, the U.S. automotive industry spent 14.28 billion U.S. dollars on advertising in the measured period.
However, General Motors, was the only brand that made it to the top 10 of the leading advertisers that year, having spent 1.64 billion U.S. dollars on measured media.
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- January 2019
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- United States
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- 2018
- Special properties
- measured media only
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- Figures have been rounded.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2018
- Special properties
- measured media only
- Supplementary notes
- Figures have been rounded.
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