"case goods" puede aplicarse a mobiliario solamente o bien, en un sentido general, a los muebles, la decoración, cortinados, etc.

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Yo he usado el término en otras traducciones como mobiliario simplemente.

Case goods (cajas de mercancías) refers to storage equipment in general, which could be specifically bookcases (estantes de libros), dressing-cases (tocadores), etc.

Blanca, there seem to be several definitions of what the term actually means. Here are just a few of them:

Case goods
Furniture made of wood with drawers or cupboards. This term now includes most furniture except beds.
http://learnat.sait.ab.ca/amht/phyf305/A-Glossary/glossary.h...

Case goods are pieces of furniture that are essentially built like a box, such as cabinets, a chest of drawers or a breakfront. These pieces are generally meant for storage, and so their construction often incorporates drawers, doors and shelves. (http://www.homestore.com/Decorate/Furniture/Wood/Storage.asp...

Case Goods—Case goods are defined as any piece of furniture that contains no fabric, such as tables, chests, entertainment centers, bookcases, etc.
http://www.merchandisemart.com/neocon/pros/[T254].html

Furniture is classified into two groups: case goods which are wooden pieces such as cabinets, tables and chairs, and upholstered. http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~disaster/replace/byingfur.html

Although some definitions specifically state that this furniture is made of wood, others contradict that:

Case goods is a term used to describe various types of cabinetry, chests, desks, bedsteads, tables and chairs. Case goods are made from a variety of materials: wood, metal, plastic and natural materials. A few are made from glass, mirror and stone.
http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/homefurnish/heg244.htm

This is the only thing I could find in Spanish, and it doesn't give a clear translation (although it does mention "muebles de madera").

4382 U.S. CASE GOODS IN SURVIVAL FIGHT
Furniture/Today. Vol. 26 N º 22, 4 de febrero de 2002

En este artículo se analiza la evolución del empleo en la industria de muebles residenciales en EE.UU. durante el año 2001., con el objeto de encontrar una explicación al hecho de que en ese período el sector experimentó una disminución de 25 mil puestos de trabajo debido al cierre de numerosas plantas.

La razón esgrimida por los fabricantes estadounidenses, es la fuerte competencia que están ejerciendo los muebles importados, especialmente aquellos provenientes de China. Según cifras de la industria, en el 2001 el 42% de los muebles de madera vendidos en EE.UU. fueron importados

Based on all of the above, the only thing that most of them apparently agree about is that the term does NOT include upholstered furniture. So maybe you could try "muebles sin tapicería" or something like that?

Hope it helps.
Cindy

...a la hora de elegir la cómoda adecuada...

HTH.

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Note added at 2002-06-19 06:19:01 (GMT)
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Sorry, forgot the \"n\" at the end of \"the\"...

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