Adjective : nondurable fabrics.    From Dictionary.com. 

Consumers increased their spending on "nondurable" goods, such as food and clothing, by 0.7 percent in February.    From Wordnik.com.  [KETV.com - Local News] Reference

February nondurable goods sales increased by 0.1%.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wholesale Inventories Climb] Reference

Orders for nondurable goods declined 1.6% in August.    From Wordnik.com.  [Weekly Jobs Data Show Relative Labor Health] Reference

Orders for nondurable goods rose as oil prices climbed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unemployment Claims Fall;] Reference

They're spending in software and equipment and nondurable goods.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 30, 2009] Reference

April nondurable goods sales rose 0.8%, after tumbling 1.5% in March.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wholesale Inventories Decline 1.4%] Reference

Only new orders for nondurable consumer goods has not turned positve yet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hale "Bonddad" Stewart: The Recession is Over] Reference

Ecuadorindustrial materials, fuels and lubricants, nondurable consumer goods.    From Wordnik.com.  [Imports-commodities] Reference

In nondurable manufacturing, reduction in hours exceeded reduction in output.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Tepper Marlin: Record Labor-Cost Rise Just Got Worse] Reference

Inventories of nondurable goods soared 2.8%, with a big jump in farm products.    From Wordnik.com.  [Businesses Gaining Confidence] Reference

So there is less need for imports to supply nondurable and semidurable products.    From Wordnik.com.  [Business Marketing Guide: the Six Stages of Economic Development] Reference

As the Chinese become wealthier, they will demand more nondurable and durable goods.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Investors Need China in Their Portfolios] Reference

nondurable goods inventories increased 1.2%, while nondurable goods sales decreased 0.3%.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jobless Claims Fall Below 400,000] Reference

Over the month, small declines occurred among many durable and nondurable goods industries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Max Fraad Wolff: Hard Times and Easy Money] Reference

Imports—commodities: industrial materials, fuels and lubricants, nondurable consumer goods.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecuador] Reference

Orders for nondurable goods dropped 0.4% from the month before, after rising 3.0% in November.    From Wordnik.com.  [Factories Remain Solid as Orders Increase] Reference

Purchases of nondurable goods decreased 0.2 percent, in contrast to an increase of 0.4 percent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Max Fraad Wolff: Hard Times and Easy Money] Reference

The amount of income that goes to food for nondurable purchases is also higher for poor people.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unhealthy food shoppers and inequality of income, consumption] Reference

Compared with June last year, orders for nondurable consumer goods rose 0.3%, compared with a 7.8% fall in May.    From Wordnik.com.  [Euro-Zone Industrial Orders Rise] Reference

The March results were led by a rise in orders for nondurable goods, items designed to last less than three years.    From Wordnik.com.  [Factory Orders Surged Again] Reference

Manufacturing output moved down 0.6 percent in June, with declines at both durable and nondurable goods producers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hale "Bonddad" Stewart: More Signs of an Economic Bottom Emerge] Reference

While durables were lower in November, nondurable goods orders increased by 3.0%, after rising 2.0% in the prior month.    From Wordnik.com.  [Initial Jobless Claims Decline,] Reference

Orders for nondurable staple goods like fuel, food and chemicals jumped 2.8% in April following a 3.1% increase in March.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manufactured-Goods Orders] Reference

Nonfuel organics and agricultural materials are a large component of nondurable goods, such as packaging, clothing and toys.    From Wordnik.com.  [Materials and economic growth] Reference

They estimate that demand for nondurable spending rose by 2.4% in the second quarter as a direct result of the stimulus payments.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stimulus Program Is Working] Reference

This was followed by nondurable toys and sport supplies (30.5 million) and wheel goods, sports and photographic equipment (29.2 million).    From Wordnik.com.  [The Population of the United States] Reference

The production of nondurable goods edged down 0.1 percent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reliable Plant Magazine] Reference

A 68.7 percent surge in orders for commercial aircraft led the nondurable.    From Wordnik.com.  [News Review - Top Stories] Reference

Real goods expenditures fell 0. 5% as nondurable goods consumption declined 0. 8%.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

Manufacturers, both durable and nondurable, are reporting healthy growth in business.    From Wordnik.com.  [San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal] Reference

The production of nondurable goods, which expanded 0.2 percent, included gains of more than.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Meanwhile, nondurable goods consumption was flat, including a 4% increase in spending on food.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manhattan Institute Articles] Reference

Consumer spending on nondurable goods rose 4. 3% in the fourth quarter, the most in three years.    From Wordnik.com.  [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference

I was curious how the the composition of durable and nondurable goods consumption changes during recessions.    From Wordnik.com.  [US Market Commentary from Seeking Alpha] Reference

Demand for nondurable goods such as food, clothing and chemical products fell by 1.3 percent, the department said.    From Wordnik.com.  [HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News] Reference

Spending on durable goods rose 7.5%, spending on nondurable goods rose 1.6%, and spending on services increased 0.8%.    From Wordnik.com.  [MarketWatch.com - Top Stories] Reference

This graph shows the monthly variation in the ratio of nondurable to durable consumption since 1959 (click on figures for larger versions).    From Wordnik.com.  [US Market Commentary from Seeking Alpha] Reference