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This study investigated the contents of consumer education in textbook of middle school based on the 7th curriculum. The result of the analysis is summed up to as follows. First, the most frequently covered textbooks regarding consumer education in middle school curriculum were ethics, social study, and technical education and household management, including especially, the topics of resource management, environment, and consumer rights and protection. Second, different subjects and textbooks dealt with similar issues, not having unique issues, methods, and technologies relating consumer education. Third, the content of consumer education were more covered in the textbook of technical education and household management, compared to other textbooks. The content of consumer in this textbook was covered only in the 2nd grade so that consumer education is not taught well enough for students to be understood. Fourth, the method of consumer education in this textbook was narrowed down, not having enough experiments, field works, and real consumer life issues. The content of consumer education were not integrated in order to increase the quality of life. Therefore, the content of textbook should be reorganized in order to teach consumer education in a well balanced manner. At the same time, enough class hours must be given for students to be competent consumers in middle school.