consumer goods

plural noun

: goods that directly satisfy human wants

Examples of consumer goods in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The price of diesel has shattered records in recent weeks, ratcheting up inflation for a broad swath of consumer goods. — Alex Veiga, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Inflation on consumer goods had gone back to a slightly negative pre-Covid-19 average throughout 2024, prior to the introduction of new duties. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

For each percentage point increase in the average tariff, the team said that consumer goods prices were higher by roughly a quarter of a percent a year later. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

But consumers may see some indirect savings on groceries and consumer goods through lower supply-chain costs, as the exemption seeks to lower costs for farmers and truckers. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for consumer goods

• backwoods
• childhoods
• falsehoods
• flatwoods
• hardwoods
• priesthoods
• redwoods
• softwoods
• brotherhoods
• cottonwoods
• likelihoods
• livelihoods

Legal Definition

consumer goods

see also:

good sense 2