consumer goods

plural noun

: goods that directly satisfy human wants

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Consumption contributed over half of India’s economy, with rural areas accounting for nearly 40% of overall consumer goods sales in the first quarter of 2025, data from market research firm NielsenIQ showed. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 30 May 2025 Donald Trump's sweeping and volatile tariffs have left businesses in uncertainty, roiled global markets, upended U.S. relations with trading partners, and pushed up the prices of consumer goods. Chad De Guzman, Time, 30 May 2025 For consumer goods, the profit margins can be very thin, and any kind of tariffs immediately affects their cash flow. Pat Maio, Oc Register, 30 May 2025 And despite the truce, China has imposed an additional tariff on US imports of a key engineering plastic used in cars, electronics, and other consumer goods, SCMP reported. Ashley Belanger – May 23, ArsTechnica, 23 May 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 6 Jun. 2025.

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