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70 Examples of a Consumer Business

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A consumer business is a business that sells goods and services to individuals, families and other social groups. This can be contrasted with businesses that sell to governments, non-profits and other businesses.
Agents & Brokers
Airlines
Automotive Industry
Beverages
Candy
Childcare
Cleaning Supplies
Clubs & Activities
Consumer Durables
Consumer Staples
Consumer Technology
Cosmetics
Crafts
Cultural Items
Diy Supplies
Ecommerce
Energy
Entertainment
Eye Care
Fashion
Fast Moving Consumer Goods
Festivals, Concerts & Events
Films
Financial Services
Flowers
Food
Footwear
Furniture & Bedding
Gardening Supplies & Services
Hobby Supplies
Home Builders
Home Decor
Home Renovation
Hospitality
Hotels
Insurance
Internet Services
Lifestyle Goods
Luxury Goods
Maintenance & Repair
Media
Mobile Apps
Mobile Services
Music
Night Economy
Nutrition
Personal Services
Pet Supplies
Pharmaceuticals
Private Events (e.g. weddings)
Professional Services
Publishing
Recreational Facilities
Restaurants
Retail
Secondhand Goods
Social Media
Sporting Goods
Stationery
Technology Services
Theme Parks
Toiletries
Tools
Toys
Traditional Items
Transportation
Travel
Tutoring
Utilities
Video Games

Notes

Fast moving consumer goods are products that are regularly consumed and replenished. This is a very large industry that is extremely competitive.
For the purposes of the list above, medical services and education are assumed to be public services. In nations where these are private or partially private, these are also consumer services.
In an advanced economy, consumer spending far exceeds business or government spending such that it represents the dominant portion of GDP. For example, in the United States, consumer spending was 69% of GDP in 2020†.

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References

†U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Shares of gross domestic product: Personal consumption expenditures, 2020.

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