Definition
- Movement along the demand curve
- A movement along the demand curve is the change in quantity demanded caused by a change in the good's own price.
- Not to be confused with: Shift in demand
- A shift in demand means that at every price the quantity demanded is different from what it was before.
Test yourself
What is the difference between movement along the demand curve and shift in demand?
A shift moves the whole curve because a condition of demand changed; a movement is a new point on the same curve because the good's own price changed.