capital goods

NOUN

materials used in the production of goods

Synonyms

WEAK

assets available funds available means available resources black-ink items capital capitalization cash flow financial resources liquid assets pluses producer goods stock in trade

Example Sentences

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However, with elevated energy prices likely to weigh on the global economy, Yamaguchi expects demand for Japanese products to fade, especially for non-AI-related capital goods.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The losers are sectors that depend on oil as an input, such as capital goods manufacturers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, "imports of high-tech capital goods continued their upward march given tariff waivers for the industry and the build-out of data centers to feed AI demand," she added.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

The possible beneficiaries include companies in the industrials, capital goods and tech hardware sectors, particularly in manufacturing, aerospace and automation.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 27, 2025

The capital goods have to be taken unit by unit if their value for productive purposes is to be rightly gauged.

From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by Clark, John Bates