consumer goods

plural noun

: goods that directly satisfy human wants

Examples of consumer goods in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

China is the source of over 70 percent of North Korea’s total foreign trade, approximately 60 percent of its food, and 75 percent of its consumer goods. — Zheng Jiyong, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

As home sales slow thanks to high interest rates and Trump’s tariffs drive up the cost of consumer goods, the president’s economic approval rating has sunk below 40% in most polls. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026

The consumer goods giant already owns several other supplements brands, like Metamucil, Align Probiotic and New Chapter vitamins, which are housed within a broader healthcare division that includes Oral-B and Vicks. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026

By contrast, a country that focuses primarily on consumer goods may be choosing more immediate benefits, but at the cost of slower long-term growth in its production possibilities frontier. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 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