How to Use consumer goods in a Sentence
consumer goods
plural noun-
Rising prices are mainly due to the rising prices of consumer goods.
— Robert Barone, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2021 -
The index measures the change in prices for consumer goods and services.
— Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online, 18 Dec. 2021 -
Worker’s wages, meanwhile, have not risen to keep up with the higher prices of consumer goods.
— Nicole Goodkind, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2021 -
But the average price of consumer goods rose by 0.8%, wiping out these earnings gains.
— Courtney Vinopal, Quartz, 11 Dec. 2021 -
But as online sales and mail delivery of consumer goods and prescription drugs grew, the big-box stores had no reason to stay.
— Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2021 -
Biden’s approach is a weak pass at a decent idea: breaking up a few corporations’ stranglehold on consumer goods.
— Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic, 6 Jan. 2022 -
And partly, demand for many consumer goods remains so robust that strong brands have reduced the usual discounting tactics.
— Rob Walker, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2021 -
If the situation doesn’t resolve soon, shortages of fuel, consumer goods, and even some medical supplies could sweep the region.
— Fortune, 1 Dec. 2021 -
This transformation at Kraft Heinz signals a broader shift in the consumer goods industry.
— Bernard Marr, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 -
Cramer was fairly optimistic about the consumer goods giant and the railroad, which could benefit from its new CEO.
— Julie Coleman, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024 -
British consumer goods giant Unilever describes Nair as its first woman, first Asian and youngest chief human resources officer.
— NBC News, 16 Dec. 2021 -
The British consumer goods company said the sale includes all of its business and four factories in Russia as well as its business in Belarus.
— Reuters, CNN, 10 Oct. 2024 -
Crown is a global leader in designing, manufacturing, and selling consumer goods packaging products.
— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024 -
Whenever health officials discover traces of Salmonella on consumer goods, the products get recalled.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 1 Dec. 2021 -
As inflation continues to push up the price of consumer goods, shoppers from higher income levels are starting to abandon their regular grocery store in favor of a new favorite: the dollar store.
— NBC News, 2 Dec. 2021 -
The price for consumer goods and services jumped 7.9% last month and hit a new 40-year-high.
— Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2022 -
Like all consumer goods, fair food prices have shot up this year.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2022 -
Prices for consumer goods stayed low, and drivers’ wages fell.
— Emily Gogolak, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024 -
Wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East are threatening flows of grain, oil and consumer goods.
— Paul Berger, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2024 -
The rate of inflation on a range of consumer goods has slowed markedly.
— Peter S. Goodman Bridget Bennett, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024 -
The rising cost of consumer goods is a chief reason for the increase, Foster said.
— Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 1 July 2024 -
That number tracks the cost of consumer goods from food and housing to vehicles.
— William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 15 July 2022 -
Both chemicals were used to make consumer goods but were phased out of production in the 2000s.
— Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2023 -
This should be the approach for all consumer goods industries.
— Andrew Martin, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023 -
There is some evidence that much of the price hikes for food and other consumer goods could have been avoided.
— Paolo Confino, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2024 -
It’s the latest consumer goods company to warn of the impact of rising prices.
— Thomas Buckley, Bloomberg.com, 16 Feb. 2022 -
The fast-moving consumer goods segment has been FPIs’ favorite, too.
— Quartz, 23 Nov. 2022 -
The new plastic could be used to create everything from car parts to consumer goods.
— Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2024 -
This is expected to increase the prices of many consumer goods, from clothing to coffee.
— Anna Gordon, TIME, 12 Jan. 2024 -
So just how much of an impact has inflation had on consumer goods?
— Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2022
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