consumer durables
plural noun
British
: products (such as cars and stoves) that usually last a very long time : durable goods
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The top sub-sectors were household appliances, consumer durables/apparel, and petroleum/petroleum services, while semiconductors, building, and technology hardware were the worst.
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, technology hardware, consumer durables, apparel, and automobiles were among the worst-performing subsectors.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The top-performing subsectors were construction materials, consumer durables, and apparel.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The top-performing subsectors were consumer services, consumer durables, apparel, and consumer staples distribution.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The top-performing subsectors were consumer services, national defense, and healthcare equipment, while media, consumer durables, apparel, and semiconductors were among the worst-performing.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, semiconductors, consumer durables, and technology hardware were among the worst-performing subsectors.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The top-performing subsectors were consumer durables, semiconductors, and household products.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The top-performing subsectors were consumer durables and textiles.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, technology hardware, consumer durables, apparel, and automobiles were among the worst-performing subsectors.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The top-performing subsectors were construction materials, consumer durables, and apparel.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The top-performing subsectors were consumer services, consumer durables, apparel, and consumer staples distribution.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The top-performing subsectors were consumer services, national defense, and healthcare equipment, while media, consumer durables, apparel, and semiconductors were among the worst-performing.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, semiconductors, consumer durables, and technology hardware were among the worst-performing subsectors.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The top-performing subsectors were consumer durables, semiconductors, and household products.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The top-performing subsectors were consumer durables and textiles.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Consumer durables.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20durables. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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