The final consumption is the direct satisfaction of human needs. These needs are met by consumers:

•  individual (purchasing food, clothing etc);
•  individualised, meaning that the person can be identified (consumption of educational services, health and welfare), or;
• collective, meaning that users cannot be identified individually (security services, defence or general administration). Reference to the direct satisfaction of human needs means that the final consumption only refers to households. Products used by households can be paid in full, partially or not at all, meaning that on the one hand the difference between the consumption expenditure of households and their actual consumption, and, on the other hand, a final consumption by governments and NPISHs.