consumer goods

plural noun

: goods that directly satisfy human wants

Examples of consumer goods in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Some of the best hires our portfolio has made were people outside of the consumer goods industry who were eager to get their hands dirty and didn't view any task as beneath them. Dayton Miller, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 In addition, a strike could hamper shipments of products such as bananas, manufacturing components and plywood, interrupting the flow both of consumer goods and industrial parts for factories. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024 Higher prices put households under pressure The consumer price index, a key inflation measure that tracks average prices across a broad basket of consumer goods and services, increased 2.5% in August relative to a year earlier, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024 If a strike does proceed, the flow of consumer goods, components for factories and certain vehicles would seize up, disrupting auto supply chains and other manufacturing networks in election battleground states. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for consumer goods 

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Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of consumer goods was in 1901

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“Consumer goods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20goods. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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consumer goods

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