---
entity_slug: annual_consumption_of_goods
entity_type: Process
vsm_system: S1
type_rationale: Annual consumption of goods represents a flow or activity that occurs
  over time rather than something that exists independently, as it describes the ongoing
  process of using up produced goods within a year.
vsm_rationale: This process represents the final stage of primary economic operations
  where the goods produced through agricultural labor, manufacturing, and trade are
  actually consumed by society.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T10:42:56.059406'
---

# Classification: Annual Consumption Of Goods

## Entity Type

Process

## VSM System

S1

## Type Rationale

Annual consumption of goods represents a flow or activity that occurs over time rather than something that exists independently, as it describes the ongoing process of using up produced goods within a year.

## VSM Rationale

This process represents the final stage of primary economic operations where the goods produced through agricultural labor, manufacturing, and trade are actually consumed by society.
