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Desire for a product or service that does not vary with increases or decreases in price. Products that are daily necessities, and for which there are few alternatives, tend to exhibit inelastic demand. For example, the demand for bar soap, salt, and milk is relatively inelastic. In contrast, demand for vacation travel, premium ice cream, and entertainment tends to be elastic. See also elasticity; price sensitive.
Demand whose percentage change is less than a percentage change in price. For example, if the price of a commodity rises twenty-five percent and demand decreases by only two percent, demand is said to be inelastic. (See elasticity.)
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