consumer durables
plural noun
British
: products (such as cars and stoves) that usually last a very long time : durable goods
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Specifically, the market segments included consumer durables and apparel, automobiles, personal care products, consumer discretionary and retail, technology hardware, software, food and beverage, transportation, pharma and biotech, insurance, media and entertainment and energy.
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Adhikari offers three decades of expertise across technology, FMCG and consumer durables sectors, with senior roles at HCL, Unilever and PepsiCo.
—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
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Adhikari offers three decades of expertise across technology, FMCG and consumer durables sectors, with senior roles at HCL, Unilever and PepsiCo.
—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
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“Consumer durables.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20durables. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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