The U.S. defense budget is the largest in the world, and is almost equal to the combined military spending of all other nations.

Foote, Cone will continue working on both brands, with combined annual spending estimated at $150 million to $200 million.

But $250 billion, Mr. Korb notes, is still more than the combined spending for the world's next 10 largest military establishments.

The combined spending of both groups was £1,458 million.

Novartis is expanding its relationship with two agencies on accounts with combined spending of $220 million to $240 million.

The money spent on the military exceeds the combined spending on health and education in some 20 developing countries.

At more than $1 billion a day, the United States' military budget would be larger than the combined military spending of the next 11 nations.

And there will be more changes as reviews proceed for other accounts, with combined spending estimated at more than $1 billion.

Indeed, two large advertisers are making decisions on their accounts, with combined spending estimated at $160 million to $175 million.

Three big marketers have made decisions on accounts with combined spending estimated at almost $500 million.