Consumer

For consumers in biology, see Heterotroph.

In economics, a consumer is a person or organization that uses services, goods, or commodities.

Consumers buying fruit in Nanjing, China

Economics and marketing

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.

Related pages

• Consumer protection
• Consumerism