producer goods

American  

plural noun

Economics.

1. goods, as machinery, raw materials, etc., that are used in the process of creating consumer goods.

---

producer goods British  

plural noun

1. other terms for capital goods

---

Etymology

Origin of producer goods

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Falling import prices also pointed to an easing of snarled global supply chains, which was reflected in weak readings in underlying consumer and producer goods prices in October.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2022

All this was part of President Roosevelt's scheme for stirring the stagnant market for producer goods.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lumber, with the promise of 250 million feet in orders from the Civilian Conservation Corps, and now rails, were the first producer goods selected.

From Time Magazine Archive

Meanwhile, General Motors' report on 1938 earnings brought home last year's ominous disparity between recovery in consumer and producer goods.

From Time Magazine Archive

By & large, boycotting has been ineffective against producer goods such as German chemicals, iron pipes, tools, wire, certain kinds of industrial machines.

From Time Magazine Archive