Meanwhile, the Commerce Department reported that durable good orders fell 0.7 percent in October, excluding transportation.

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Workers are hired and both at the facilities created and at downstream facilities supplying the raw materials and durable good.

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And their employees also see no need for unions because technology manufacture workers already earn about 33 percent more than durable good manufacture workers.

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Technology is a durable good.

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The Vertu Ti raises a provocative question relevant to the estimated one billion smartphone users in the world: Should our smartphones be less of a disposable consumable something that will soon become obsolete and thoughtlessly replaced and more of a durable good, an investment that transcends minor gadget trends?

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It is also a sad reminder of just how good and durable Nokia phones used to be - and probably still are.

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Do their shoppers come looking for hotter deals on a product, a brand, or most anything else in that store, etc.? Or do they come expecting sustained high quality, good service, products that are durable and reliable, and for which they are willing to pay a bit more.

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Though expensive, electric cars are durable, closer to market and may satisfy a good deal of this need.

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Orders for durable goods and a private payroll report were surprisingly good.

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