non-durable goods

(also nondurable goods)

noun [plural] (also non-durables, also consumer non-durables)

Definition

› ECONOMICS, COMMERCE goods that do not last for a long time and that people buy often: Job prospects look best in non-durable goods manufacturing and wholesale and retail trade. There was stronger demand for both durable products like airplanes and for nondurables such as food and paper products.

(Definition of non-durable goods noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)