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20-Feb-2013
Regulation FD Disclosure
Caterpillar Inc.
Past 3 Months Dealer Statistics
Retail Sales of Machines by marketing region for the 3-month rolling period
compared with the same months of the prior year:
January 2013 December 2012 November 2012
Asia/Pacific DOWN 12% DOWN 7% UP 2%
EAME* UP 1% UP 4% UP 3%
Latin America UP 3% UP 14% UP 15%
ROW** 0% UP 2% UP 6%
North America DOWN 11% DOWN 6% UP 3%
World DOWN 4% DOWN 1% UP 5%
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Reported in constant dollars and based on unit sales as reported primarily by dealers.
*EAME (Europe, Africa and Middle East)
**ROW (rest of the world - everything except North America)
Power Systems Retail Statistics by business sector for the 3-month rolling
period compared with the same months of the prior year:
January 2013 December 2012 November 2012
Electric Power DOWN 9% UP 4% UP 5% Industrial DOWN 24% DOWN 20% DOWN 19% Transportation DOWN 7% DOWN 11% DOWN 7% Petroleum 0% UP 3% UP 9% Total DOWN 7% DOWN 2% UP 1% |
Reported in constant dollars based on reporting from dealers and direct sales.
To the extent possible, Caterpillar includes acquisitions in its retail statistics about one calendar year after an acquisition closes in order to have a prior period comparison. In July 2011, Caterpillar acquired Bucyrus International, Inc. ("Bucyrus") and in November 2011, Caterpillar acquired MWM Holding GmbH ("MWM"). Therefore, beginning with January 2013 statistics, Bucyrus' sales of machinery will be included in the Machine Retail Statistics and MWM engine sales will be included in Electric Power.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this filing relate to future events and expectations and
are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "believe," "estimate," "will be,"
"will," "would," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "project," "intend," "could,"
"should" or other similar words or expressions often identify forward-looking
statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are
forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding
our outlook, projections, forecasts or trend descriptions. These statements do
not guarantee future performance, and we do not undertake to update our
forward-looking statements.
Caterpillar's actual results may differ materially from those described or
implied in our forward-looking statements based on a number of factors,
including, but not limited to: (i) global economic conditions and economic
conditions in the industries and markets we serve; (ii) government monetary or
fiscal policies and infrastructure spending; (iii) commodity or component price
increases, fluctuations in demand for our products, or limited availability of
raw materials and component products, including steel; (iv) our and our
customers', dealers' and suppliers' ability to access and manage liquidity;
(v) political and economic risks and instability, including national or
international conflicts and civil unrest; (vi) our and Cat Financial's ability
to: maintain credit ratings, avoid material increases in borrowing costs, and
access capital markets; (vii) the financial condition and credit worthiness of
Cat Financial's customers; (viii) changes in interest rates or market liquidity;
(ix) changes in financial services regulation; (x) inability to realize expected
benefits from acquisitions, including ERA Mining Machinery Limited, and
divestitures, including the divestiture of the Bucyrus distribution business to
our independent dealers; (xi) international trade and investment policies;
(xii) market acceptance of our products and services; (xiii) changes in the
competitive environment, including market share, pricing and geographic and
product mix of sales; (xiv) successful implementation of capacity expansion
projects, cost reduction initiatives and efficiency or productivity initiatives,
including the Caterpillar Production System; (xv) inventory management decisions
and sourcing practices of our dealers or original equipment manufacturers;
(xvi) compliance with environmental laws and regulations; (xvii) alleged or
actual violations of trade or anti-corruption laws and regulations;
(xviii) additional tax expense or exposure; (xix) currency fluctuations;
(xx) our or Cat Financial's compliance with financial covenants; (xxi) increased
pension plan funding obligations; (xxii) union disputes or other labor matters;
(xxiii) significant legal proceedings, claims, lawsuits or investigations;
(xxiv) compliance requirements imposed if carbon emissions legislation and/or
regulations are adopted; (xxv) changes in accounting standards; (xxvi) failure
or breach of information technology security; (xxvii) adverse effects of natural
disasters; and (xxviii) other factors described in more detail under "Item 1A.
Risk Factors" in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 19, 2013 for the
year ended December 31, 2012. This filing is available on our website at
www.caterpillar.com/secfilings.
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