capital goods

NOUN

materials used in the production of goods

Synonyms

WEAK

assets available funds available means available resources black-ink items capital capitalization cash flow financial resources liquid assets pluses producer goods stock in trade

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capital goods

“Higher energy prices are likely to weigh on the global economy and dampen demand for Japanese products,” particularly capital goods not related to artificial intelligence, the economist said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Prices surged early this year for capital goods.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026

The losers are sectors that depend on oil as an input, such as capital goods manufacturers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

"Producers of capital goods, including those manufacturing defence equipment, are in particular benefiting," said the economy ministry in a statement.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

In the end, however, as wheelbarrows, axes, hatchets, and the whole long list of active implements are used up, they cease to be capital goods because they cease to be economic goods at all.

From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by Clark, John Bates