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Consumer spending, consumer demand, consumption, or consumption expenditure is the purchasing of goods and services by individuals or families. It is the largest part of aggregate demand at the macroeconomic level.
Annie Baxter, a reporter for Minnesota Public Radio, estimates that in 2008 consumer spending accounted for roughly two-thirds of the American economy. Consumers are the grease of the economy, and play important and complex roles in the way the economy is shaped. The main role of the consumer is to spend money. How much money she spends is primarily based on her income. How she spends it, however, depends on her needs and preferences. For instance, if she has $100 to spend, she might buy $75 worth of groceries and $25 worth of clothes.