durables

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Trends in durables orders are often driven by big swings in categories like airplane orders, because small volumes can come with big dollar figures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The most recent survey featured plunging buying conditions for durables, as well as drops in expectations for personal finances and the short-term economic outlook.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

The behavior is that middle-income households have spent refund checks on deferred durables for decades.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

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

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