consumer goods

American  

[kuhn-soo-mer goodz] / kənˈsu mər ˌgʊdz /

plural noun

Economics.

1. goods that are bought and used in satisfaction of human wants, as clothing, food, or appliances, and are not utilized in any further production (capital goods ).

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consumer goods British  

plural noun

1. goods that satisfy personal needs rather than those required for the production of other goods or services Compare capital goods

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consumer goods Cultural  

1. Goods, such as food and clothing, that satisfy human wants through their consumption or use. (Compare capital goods.)

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Etymology

Origin of consumer goods

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

"Most of the tariff cost has already fed through to core consumer goods prices."

From Barron's

By selling to China the vehicles, factories and infrastructure that the Asian giant needed to supply the world with cheap consumer goods, Germany could latch on to the the country’s supercharged growth.

From The Wall Street Journal

More significant, Salvatore contends, is that reduced tariff pressure could lead to consumer goods disinflation, supporting purchasing power.

From MarketWatch

But, unlike Korea and Taiwan, Japan’s stock market has ample other themes driving it, from autos to financials and consumer goods.

From The Wall Street Journal

Researchers then applied a method known as non-targeted analysis to search for a broad array of chemicals, including substances not typically screened in consumer goods.

From Science Daily