Consumption

1. Economics - markets.

The use of goods or services in such a way that they cannot be used again.

2. Economics - households.

Spending on goods or services that cannot be reused.

Contrasted with investment or saving.

See also

• Consumer
• Consumer goods
• Consumer Prices Index (CPI)
• Consumption expenditure
• Consumption function
• Demand
• Economics
• Economy
• Expenditure
• Fast moving consumer goods
• Firm
• Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP)
• High street
• Household
• Investment
• Marginal propensity to consume
• Market
• Market mechanism
• Personal Consumption Expenditures price index
• Poverty
• Producer
• Retail
• Retail Prices Index
• Savings
• SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
• Supply
• Wholesale