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In economics, a consumer is a person or organization that uses services, goods, or commodities.[1]
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[change | change source]A consumer is a person that buys a good for consumption. They don't buy goods to sell them again. The consumer is a person who pays money needed to buy goods and services produced. Consumers are important in the economic system of a country. Without consumer demand, producers don't have a reason to produce. A producer's main reason to produce is to sell things to consumers. The consumer is also part of the chain of distribution.
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[change | change source]- ↑ "Consumer - Define Consumer at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com.