Konsumtionens

Konsumtionens is the genitive form of konsumtion in Swedish, used to indicate possession or relation to consumption in neutral, formal language. It appears commonly in academic and policy texts as in konsumtionens effekter (the effects of consumption) or konsumtionens historia (the history of consumption).

Konsumtion denotes the process of using goods, services, energy, and resources to meet human needs and wants. In economics, konsumtion is a major component of national accounts and GDP, typically measured as household final consumption expenditure and linked to income, prices, and saving behavior.

In sociology and cultural studies, konsumtion is analyzed as a driver of social life, identity, and everyday practices, often in relation to consumer culture, advertising, and social norms. Environmental debates address konsumtion's ecological footprint, material throughput, and the transition toward sustainable and circular models, including repair, reuse, and product design for longevity.

Historically, consumption patterns expanded with industrialization, mass production, and urbanization, while digital technologies and e-commerce have transformed the speed and modality of konsumtion in recent decades. The possessive form konsumtionens therefore appears across a range of texts to attribute effects, trends, or characteristics to consumption itself rather than to a specific event or actor.