goods

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A lot of the country’s imported oil doesn’t end up filling car gasoline tanks but goes into making feedstocks such as ethylene that are used for everyday plastic, packaging and industrial goods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Given higher oil prices, the Indonesian company’s oil-linked costs are mainly reflected in packaging, which accounts for around 20% of its cost of goods sold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

And that helps to explain why Americans are so resistant to paying more for goods and services and helping, in an unintended way, to keep a cap on inflation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

To put that in perspective, the entire US economy produced about $30.36 trillion worth of goods and services in 2025.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

From this vantage point, he could see the stash under his bed—the canned and boxed goods pushed against the wall, like shadowy towers.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly