consumer durables
plural noun
British
: products (such as cars and stoves) that usually last a very long time : durable goods
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Adhikari offers three decades of expertise across technology, FMCG and consumer durables sectors, with senior roles at HCL, Unilever and PepsiCo.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 July 2025
The top-performing subsectors were consumer durables, apparel, consumer services, and household appliances.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The top-performing subsectors were household & personal products, consumer durables & apparel, and non-ferrous metals.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The top sub-sectors were household appliances, consumer durables/apparel, and petroleum/petroleum services, while semiconductors, building, and technology hardware were the worst.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, technology hardware, consumer durables, apparel, and automobiles were among the worst-performing subsectors.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The top-performing subsectors were construction materials, consumer durables, and apparel.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The top-performing subsectors were consumer services, consumer durables, apparel, and consumer staples distribution.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The top-performing subsectors were consumer services, national defense, and healthcare equipment, while media, consumer durables, apparel, and semiconductors were among the worst-performing.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 July 2025
The top-performing subsectors were consumer durables, apparel, consumer services, and household appliances.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The top-performing subsectors were household & personal products, consumer durables & apparel, and non-ferrous metals.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The top sub-sectors were household appliances, consumer durables/apparel, and petroleum/petroleum services, while semiconductors, building, and technology hardware were the worst.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, technology hardware, consumer durables, apparel, and automobiles were among the worst-performing subsectors.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The top-performing subsectors were construction materials, consumer durables, and apparel.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The top-performing subsectors were consumer services, consumer durables, apparel, and consumer staples distribution.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The top-performing subsectors were consumer services, national defense, and healthcare equipment, while media, consumer durables, apparel, and semiconductors were among the worst-performing.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Consumer durables.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20durables. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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