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Examples of consumer goods in a Sentence
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Online, people asked why there weren’t rules requiring industrial goods and consumer goods be transported in separate containers.
—Pei-Lin Wu, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
Money is cheap: By cutting rates, the Fed hopes cheaper financing stimulates demand for consumer goods and services.
—Jeff Goertzen, Orange County Register, 8 July 2024
The price of America’s rapid industrialization at the turn of the 20th century, which brought dramatic economic expansion and the proliferation of consumer goods, was unchecked corporate power.
—Sam Delgado, Vox, 5 July 2024
The rising cost of consumer goods is a chief reason for the increase, Foster said.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 1 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1901, in the meaning defined above
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“Consumer goods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20goods. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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