non-durables

Food and oil are classified as non-durables, which are goods intended to last less than three years.

Factory Orders Climb Jeff Bater 2011

Commerce said durable-goods orders fell a revised 0.6% in September; non-durables rose 1.0%.

Benchmarks Reflect Economy's Modest Growth Eric Morath 2011

Production of capital goods and consumer durables was up 56.2% and 31.6%, respectively, although output of consumer non-durables fell 3.1% from a year earlier.

India January Industrial Output Up 16.7% Mukesh Jagota 2010

Consistent non-performers were in consumer non-durables inclusive of Procter & Gamble

Outperforming Asset Classes And Stocks For 2011 Martin T. Sosnoff 2010

Consumer-goods orders increased 1.9%, with consumer durable goods orders falling 0.8% and consumer non-durables moving 2.3% higher.

Services Sector Expands Kathleen Madigan 2010

Consistent non-performers were in consumer non-durables inclusive of Procter & Gamble

Outperforming Asset Classes And Stocks For 2011 Martin T. Sosnoff 2010

Production of capital goods and consumer durables was up 56.2% and 31.6%, respectively, although output of consumer non-durables fell 3.1% from a year earlier.

India January Industrial Output Up 16.7% Mukesh Jagota 2010

Consistent non-performers were in consumer non-durables inclusive of Procter & Gamble

Outperforming Asset Classes And Stocks For 2011 Martin T. Sosnoff 2010

That makes the 1.2% increase in services and 2% increase in non-durables very important.

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart: An In-Depth Look at the GDP Report 2009

Consumer-goods orders decreased 6.5%, with consumer durable goods orders falling 1.3% and consumer non-durables down 7.6%.

Factory Orders Fall, as Service Sector Contracts 2009