Complementary goods
What Complementary goods means in Economics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Goods that are used together, so that the demand for one increases when the quantity demanded of the other rises.
Products that are bought and used together, so the demand for one is directly linked to the demand for the other.
Products that are consumed together, like printers and ink cartridges.
Topics that use Complementary goods
- Intermarket relationships (AQA GCSE)
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