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According to my sources below "hard goods", "soft goods" and "dry goods" are all the same thing. But I think this is wrong. There has to be some distintion between them. After all they are terms of distinction and should have precise meanings as they are used in commodities trading (aka. futures trading).
It is a term of destintion used in trade and in dealing with markets, that much is true.
I thought it was just "non-perishables" but the following definition given on http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=dry%20goods and http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/d/d0404900.html actually confuses the matter further.
"Textiles, clothing, and related articles of trade. Also called soft goods."
The best definition may be the following also given at http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=dry%20goods
"A commercial name for textile fabrics, cottons, woolens, linen, silks, laces, etc., -- in distinction from groceries."
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