consumer durables

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Manufactured goods like appliances, other consumer durables and small recreational vehicles also got hit with a new 50% tariff, but only on their non-U.S. metals content.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Real-time market- intelligence firm OpenBrand External link, for example, estimates that price growth for consumer durables and personal goods accelerated 0.6% month over month.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

Mr Gupta also found that while borrowing for consumption - credit cards, consumer durables, weddings, health emergencies, for example - makes up less than 20% of total household debt, it was the fastest-growing segment.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2024

They are especially seeking consumer durables, spare parts for the transport sector, medical devices, construction materials for large infrastructure projects, and frozen food ahead of the winter season, the official said.

From Reuters • May 11, 2022

Imports—mainly oil, capital goods, consumer durables, and food—outstripped exports, with the difference covered by aid, remittances, and borrowing.

From The 1999 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency