consumer goods

plural noun

: goods that directly satisfy human wants

Examples of consumer goods in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Thus far, Fujairah’s port has focused on the most valuable trade, leaving the import and re-export of building materials, consumer goods, and machinery to the much larger facilities in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. — semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

When diesel prices go up, the knock-on effects of those higher costs can show up in just about every sector of consumer goods. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

The price of diesel has shattered records in recent weeks, ratcheting up inflation for a broad swath of consumer goods. — Alex Veiga, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Inflation on consumer goods had gone back to a slightly negative pre-Covid-19 average throughout 2024, prior to the introduction of new duties. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for consumer goods

• backwoods
• childhoods
• falsehoods
• flatwoods
• hardwoods
• priesthoods
• redwoods
• softwoods
• brotherhoods
• cottonwoods
• likelihoods
• livelihoods

Legal Definition

consumer goods

see also:

good sense 2