durables

Example Sentences

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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

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

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From Successful Recitations by Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry)