diff --git a/specification/columns/consumedunit.md b/specification/columns/consumedunit.md
index 0cdf2aa40..f0f71870a 100644
--- a/specification/columns/consumedunit.md
+++ b/specification/columns/consumedunit.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Provider-specified measurement unit indicating how a provider measures usage of
 
 |    Constraint   |      Value      |
 |:----------------|:----------------|
-| Column type     | Metric          |
+| Column type     | Dimension       |
 | Feature level   | Conditional     |
 | Allows nulls    | True            |
 | Data type       | String          |