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

Example Sentences

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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

This year for the first time, Germany imported more capital goods from China than it exported there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Production in durable goods, which are more exposed to export tariffs, decreased in September, but increased for energy and capital goods, Eurostat said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Industrial production is substantially oriented toward capital goods and exports, whereas the manufacture of products for domestic consumption continues to be severely restricted.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Elpern, Sarah Jane