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

Here, Allspring places energy, utilities, basic industries, telecommunications, communications and capital goods.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

“And because capital goods are roughly a third of imports, the induced import demand from the investment boom is large enough to hold up aggregate imports.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

“The investment boom is so strong that imports of capital goods increase despite their tariffs,” the economists wrote in a paper published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Nondefense capital goods orders ex-aircraft, or core goods orders, have continued to strengthen in Q2.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

The share of capital goods in the output of 1968 was officially reported as 55.5 percent, as against 44.5 percent for consumer goods.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Sarah Jane Elpern