# Idle Consumers ## Definition Those members of society who consume economic output without contributing to its production through labour. This group represents a drain on the productive capacity of the economy as they consume without creating value. ## Source Chapter Book I, Chapter 6 ## Context Discussed in the context of how the annual produce of labour is divided between productive and unproductive consumption. Smith notes that the idle consume a great part of the annual produce, affecting whether the economy's value increases, diminishes, or remains stable. ## Economic Domain Consumption ---