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

Consumer durables growth has collapsed from 11% to 1-2%.

From BBC • Mar. 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

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