durables

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More likely are gradual and targeted policies, such as raising incomes for low-income households or shifting the recent trade-in and subsidy programs for durables like household appliances and cars into services.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

Expenditure on durables rose 2.0%, while expenditure on services fell 0.1% and non-durables fell 0.2%, the data showed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 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

Growth   of 4.8% in 2000 is not sustainable, being attributable to favorable   short-term factors, including high world oil prices, a surge in   nonoil exports, and increased domestic demand for consumer durables.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency