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SEC filing shows Cat growth slowing around the world

A recent Caterpillar filing to the SEC shows growth in its machinery and engines business slowing or reversing around the globe.

North American sales were down more than 10 percent year-over-year from September through November, the SEC filing shows. Latin American sales are still booming, though the growth rate shrank from 34 percent y-o-y in September to 18 percent y-o-y in November. Overall, global sales went from plus-1 percent in September to minus-6 in November. A 7 percent reversal in three months is major money for a company the size of Cat.

In Cat’s engines business, the electric power and marine categories are thriving, while trucks and buses are sinking. The petroleum sector rebounded from an 7 percent loss in September to a 1 percent loss in November. Not bad in light of tanking oil futures (and equals a cumulative 8 percent loss in the quarter, which isn’t so great).

Here’s the whole chart from the Securities and Exchange Commission:

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 are:
 
Nov. 08
Oct. 08
Sept. 08
Asia/Pacific
UP 5%
UP 16%
UP 32%
EAME*
DOWN 15%
DOWN 9%
DOWN 4%
Latin America
UP 18%
UP 35%
UP 34%
ROW*
DOWN 3%
UP 5%
UP 11%
North America
DOWN 11%
DOWN 12%
DOWN 13%
World
DOWN 6%
DOWN 2%
UP 1%
*EAME (Europe, Africa and Middle East)
*ROW (rest of the world – everything except North America)
 
Sales of Reciprocating & Turbine Engines to Retail Users & OEMs by business sector for the 3-month rolling period compared with the same months of the prior year are:
 
Nov. 08
Oct. 08
Sept. 08
Truck & Bus
DOWN 8%
UP 1%
DOWN 3%
Electric Power
UP 19%
UP 15%
UP 15%
Industrial
DOWN 2%
DOWN 1%
UP 2%
Marine
UP 28%
UP 18%
UP 11%
Petroleum
DOWN 1%
FLAT
DOWN 7%
  Total
UP 8%
UP 6%
UP 3%
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Tom Mangan posted at 9:02 am December 18th, 2008 |

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  1. Caterpillar’s Southern Strategy | Cat Stock Blog says:

    […] morning’s SEC filing was ugly across the board except for one bright spot: Latin American sales. A recent press release […]

    Permalink | Posted December 18th, 2008, at 11:04 am

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