durable goods

Example Sentences

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Typically, spending on expensive durable goods — new cars, appliances, laptops and the like — declines when households feel financial stress.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Orders for durable goods grew at a strong pace in April, a second consecutive monthly increase, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The same day, the Census Bureau will release the durable goods report as well as new-home sales data.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

For example: April spending on durable goods by high-income households was higher year over year, but negative for low- and middle-income households, according to Bank of America data.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

You have made our book storage four times as costly and unwieldy as it ought to be; but you have done worse than this, you have sold us perishable instead of durable goods.

From The Booklover and His Books by Koopman, Harry Lyman