Preliminary findings from a study conducted by the Public Affairs Group (PAG) indicate that PR budgets are continuing to grow in 1999. When PAG consulted with 50 of its member corporations, 75% reported funding increases, while roughly a quarter reported slimmer allocations this year. Average communications budgets for Fortune 500 companies panned out as follows:
| Small | $3,750,000 |
| (sales = $1-5 billion) | |
| Medium | $6,075,000 |
| (sales = $5-10 billion) | |
| Large | $10,012,500 |
| (sales > $10 billion) | |
| Source: Public Affairs Group | |