Definitions for "consumer durables"
Consumer products expected to be useable for three or more years.
Consumer products that are expected to last three years or more, such as an automobile or a home appliance.
Consumer durables have low volume but high unit value. Consumer durables are often further divided into White goods (e.g. fridge-freezers; cookers; dishwashers; microwaves) and Brown goods (e.g. DVD players; games consoles; personal computers)