No contacts on iMac from iPhone/iCloud

My phone was recently damaged and i could not retrieve my contacts on my iMac (newest oper system).  When i got a new phone, my contacts were all there!!  Why could I not see them on my computer?  Apple support even went online and said I must not have had them backed up, but they obviously were or they would not have transferred to my new phone right??  How can i get my contacts onto my computer??

No, not really. On your Mac, go to System Preferences>iCloud and make sure that the Contacts option is checked.
Cheers,
GB

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