1. Production means:

The resources or tools that workers need to use when producing. Generally, it can include land, factories, machinery and equipment, tools, raw materials, etc. The means of production is the sum of the means of labor and the objects of labor in the production process. It is the necessary material condition for material production in any society.

2. Products of labor:

Products of labor refer to social products created by human labor. In the production process, people use labor materials to cause predetermined changes in the labor objects. When the process ends, labor and labor objects are combined, labor is materialized, and objects are processed, forming material materials that suit people's needs, that is, labor products. All natural resources that have not been processed by people's labor, such as virgin forests, underground mineral deposits, etc., are not products of labor. According to economic use, labor products can be divided into two major categories, namely means of production and means of consumption. No matter in any social form, labor products are the material content that constitutes social wealth and are the basis for the existence and development of human society.

3. In summary, (1) Some labor products are put into production and become means of production (such as machinery and equipment), and some labor products are consumed by people and become consumption means (such as bought cakes). (2) Some means of production are products of labor (such as machinery and equipment), and some means of production are not products of labor (such as land).