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Other disasters, including the Covid-19 pandemic and droughts, have previously weighed on semiconductor production in the region and caused chip shortages that raised the prices of consumer goods.
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Clare Duffy, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
The biggest players have at their disposal a staggering array of material resources and mammoth capacity to produce goods, many of which are created by methods and available in quantities that are not especially distinct from other types of consumer goods.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
Many were motivated by fear, some by necessity, others by the lure of consumer goods that miners offered, including liquor, shotguns, and new iPhones.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, one of the biggest ports on the eastern seaboard remains shut, depriving suppliers of a major route for consumer goods, including automobiles, that normally accounts for 4,900 trucks and billions of dollars of trade daily.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024
The consumer goods behemoth, which left its Dutch headquarters to consolidate in the UK four years ago, is considering listing its €17 billion ice cream business in Amsterdam or London.
—Bysarah Jacob, Fortune Europe, 27 Mar. 2024
Will the port shutdown affect consumer goods, prices?
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
But the dollar costs of minimizing those problems will be borne by taxpayers, utility ratepayers, truck makers, fleet owners, shippers and retailers, and will be reflected in the price of consumer goods.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The consumer goods conglomerate is getting out of the ice cream biz.
…and Subway lost its taste for Coca-Cola.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
Clare Duffy, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
The biggest players have at their disposal a staggering array of material resources and mammoth capacity to produce goods, many of which are created by methods and available in quantities that are not especially distinct from other types of consumer goods.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
Many were motivated by fear, some by necessity, others by the lure of consumer goods that miners offered, including liquor, shotguns, and new iPhones.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, one of the biggest ports on the eastern seaboard remains shut, depriving suppliers of a major route for consumer goods, including automobiles, that normally accounts for 4,900 trucks and billions of dollars of trade daily.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024
The consumer goods behemoth, which left its Dutch headquarters to consolidate in the UK four years ago, is considering listing its €17 billion ice cream business in Amsterdam or London.
—Bysarah Jacob, Fortune Europe, 27 Mar. 2024
Will the port shutdown affect consumer goods, prices?
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
But the dollar costs of minimizing those problems will be borne by taxpayers, utility ratepayers, truck makers, fleet owners, shippers and retailers, and will be reflected in the price of consumer goods.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The consumer goods conglomerate is getting out of the ice cream biz.
…and Subway lost its taste for Coca-Cola.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
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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 19 Apr. 2024.
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