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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If there is further derisking then, JPMorgan’s call is to “use the weakness to add” and their recommended sectors are capital goods, semiconductors and consumer cyclicals.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Durable goods production, which is more exposed to tariffs, picked up on month alongside energy and capital goods, Eurostat said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

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

For the capitalization theory, however, the prices of lands, securities, and long time capital goods in general would have to rise, since the incomes on which they are based have risen.

From The Value of Money by Anderson, Benjamin M.