62 Examples of Goods And Services

John Spacey, January 24, 2022

Goods and services are tangible and intangible value that satisfy human needs and wants. Goods are usually tangible things such as bread and services are usually intangible experiences such as a meal at a restaurant. The defining difference between a good and service is that goods are transferable such that they can potentially be resold and services are nontransferable. The following are common examples of goods and services.

Aircraft	Art
Banking Services	Bicycles
Breakfast Cereal	Cafes
Cameras	Cleaning Services
Cloud Services	Coffee
Computers	Consulting
Cosmetics	Crafts
Dentists	Ebooks
Electricity	Fashion
Flights	Flowers
Foods	Furniture & Fixtures
Gyms	Haircuts
Home Renovations	Honey
Hotels	Housewares
Industrial Equipment	Jewelry
Luxury Handbags	Magazines
Maintenance Services	Manufacturing Robots
Mobile Phone Services	Movie Theaters
Museums	Network Infrastructure
New Homes	Newspapers
Night Clubs	Orange Juice
Public Goods & Services (e.g. Public Healthcare)	Real Estate Agents
Salt	Sand
Shampoo	Ships
Software	Spas
Sporting Goods	Streaming Media
Theatrical Performances	Theme Parks
Toiletries	Tools
Toys	Vehicles
Video Games	Vitamins
Water	Wood

Discussion

Goods and services include consumer products, consumer services, business products and business services.

Investments such as stocks aren't goods.

Generally speaking, land isn't a good but is rather an investment.

Taxes on goods and services are common on an international basis. These often offer a credit for businesses that collect and submit the tax to avoid a situation where the same tax is applied again and again at each level of the value chain. For example, a retailer that collects a goods and services tax (GST) may get a refund for any GST that it pays for its inventory or other business expenses.

62 Examples of Goods And Services

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