consumer goods

plural noun

: goods that directly satisfy human wants

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Reckitt, the consumer goods company behind brands like Lysol and Durex, used generative AI to calculate emissions across its entire product portfolio (roughly 25,000 items) in under four months, improving the resolution of its emissions data by a factor of 75. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2025 Analysts from India also say that American importers of pharmaceuticals, machinery, and even consumer goods, are experiencing higher input costs and supply-chain friction. Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025 Thanks to years of high inflation, the prices of consumer goods have skyrocketed, with housing, food, healthcare and other costs now weighing even more heavily on retirees' budgets. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025 That’s because the downstairs has not yet been remodeled and offers a stark contrast with bright lights and with row after row of consumer goods on shelves, many of them locked away behind anti-shoplifting doors. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 8 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for consumer goods

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

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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 24 Dec. 2025.

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