Definition of consumer goods
: goods that directly satisfy human wants
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Out of 127 acres, 18 acres remains to be developed in the park, which is design to accommodate consumer goods distributors, e-commerce companies and light manufacturers.
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For another thing, that trade deficit is what pays for all the cheap consumer goods to which Americans have become accustomed, and which have raised our standard of living even as our incomes have stagnated.
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South Korea at the time was a major destination for Chinese tourists eager to snap up consumer goods, especially cosmetics.
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The consumer goods and technology that the U.S. is most reliant on China to provide -- like toys, shoes, video game consoles, mobile phones and computers -- were all left off this list.
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Carbon-pricing mechanisms are adopted by governments globally over the 2020s, leading to a meaningful cost of CO2 embedded within consumer goods and services.
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Amazon has disrupted the retailing business by delivering online consumer goods conveniently and often at lower prices.
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This hurts agencies because their biggest clients, including the manufacturers of consumer goods, beverages and pharmaceuticals, use television the most.
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The rally was broad, lifting retailers, consumer goods companies and health care stocks.
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First Known Use of consumer goods
1901
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Definition of consumer goods for English Language Learners
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: products that people buy for personal use or for use at home
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