durables
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Food, autos, household durables, recreational goods, airlines and delivery services are among the most freight- and fuel-exposed goods-and-services categories, the economists said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Consumer durables growth has collapsed from 11% to 1-2%.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
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
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
Imports - mainly oil, capital goods, consumer durables, and food - outstripped exports, with the difference covered by aid, remittances, and borrowing.
From The 1994 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
