Alcohol advertiser spending rose 12% to $107million in Australia in the 2018-19 financial year according to estimates by Nielsen.

Alcohol advertisers came in at No.20 on Nielsen's Ad Intel list, with the top spenders being Diageo, Beam Suntory and Campari.

Across the top 20 industries, combined advertising spend was $7.747 billion.

The biggest drop in spending was in real estate, which was down 17% to $509million.

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Aside from political advertising being up 552% to $117million, alcohol advertisers saw the third biggest rise in spend, behind media, which was up by 13% to $281million.

Jim Bean; Beam Suntory; Nielsen Ad Intel; alcohol advertisers

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