Sentence examples for goods items from inspiring English sources

Demand for durable goods, items expected to last at least three years, dropped 4.9 percent.

Trade in "Veblen goods" — items that are more desired as they become more expensive — is strong.

In April, orders for durable goods — items built to last three years or longer — were better than expected.

For March, orders for durable goods — items expected to last at least three years — rose 2.9 percent.

Orders for durable goods, items expected to last at least three years, rose 4.3 percent, slightly below the 4.6 percent estimated in a preliminary report.

Demand for durable goods — items from toasters to aircraft that are meant to last at least three years — tends to be volatile.

"It could involve protein products, dessert items or dry-goods items," this former executive said.

Would you rather buy a Weider weight system from someone whose user ID is "foxtrot" or from Sears? "If I were a [small] seller, I would perceive us as a threat," says Chuck J. Cebuhar, a Sears merchandiser who manages 500 hard-goods items up for auction on Ebay.

Salvation Army: usually poorer choices than any other place, but still a few good items can be had.

Only items selected, which were either Very Good or Good items (see Table 11).

The individual basic and luxury good items were chosen on the basis of recent reports [ 7, 21].