essential commodities
Must-have supplies
Essential commodities are goods considered necessary for basic human survival and welfare—food, fuel, medicine, water, and similar necessities.
The term appears most often in legal and policy contexts, where governments may regulate prices or guarantee supply: The government imposed price controls on essential commodities during the shortage.
What qualifies as essential varies by jurisdiction and circumstance.
- first aid kitEmergency treatment container
- bandagesStrips covering wounds
- medicinesTreatments for ailments
- foodConsumable nourishment source
- canned goodsFood sealed in tins
oxygen tanks · emergency supplies · fuel · kerosene · syringes · water · daily necessities · coal · vaccines · electricity · antiseptics · surgical masks · grains · rice · emergency beacons · phones · radios · price controls
essential commoditiesluxury goods
Costly non-essential purchases
luxuries · non-essential goods · luxury items · indulgences · extravagances
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