consumer goods

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Economists say tariffs have helped push up the cost of consumer goods and have made manufacturing in the U.S. more expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

“We cannot continue to stay as we are for a very long time,” said Faisal Al-Mutawa, a top businessman whose family has imported consumer goods for generations and wants less government control of the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Meanwhile, the diesel fuel that powers the trucks hauling car parts — plus all sorts of consumer goods and produce — is $5.65 a gallon, up from $3.53 a year ago.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Government subsidies for consumer goods this year aren’t as strong as last year’s, with car sales weakening visibly in April, noted Zhiwei Zhang, Chief Economist at Pinpoint Asset Management.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

New consumers, he reasoned, would need new consumer goods.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer