CATERPILLAR INC. 
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Caterpillar Inc. ("Caterpillar", "we" or "our") is furnishing supplemental information concerning (i) retail sales of machines to end users and (ii) retail sales of power systems (including reciprocating and turbine engines and locomotives) to end users and Original Equipment Manufacturers ("OEMs").Caterpillar sells the majority of its machinery and power systems to independently owned and operated dealers and OEMs to meet the demands of their customers, the end users.Caterpillar believes that this supplemental information may help readers better understandCaterpillar's business and the industries it serves, particularly in light of the time delay betweenCaterpillar's sales to dealers and dealers' sales to end users. In this report, we are providing information by geographic region for retail sales of machines in each of ourResource Industries andConstruction Industries reportable segments, as well as information regarding total retail sales of our machines globally. For our Energy & Transportation reportable segment, we are providing retail sales information by major end use. The information presented in this report is primarily based on unaudited reports that are voluntarily provided toCaterpillar by its independent dealers and which are not subject toCaterpillar's internal controls over financial reporting. Accordingly, the data collected from such third parties may not be accurate and/or complete. As such, the information presented in this report is intended solely to convey an approximate indication of the trends, direction and magnitude of retail sales and is not intended to be an estimate, approximation or prediction of, or substitute for,Caterpillar's audited financial statements filed with theU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission . This information is furnished under this report with theU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission .Caterpillar does not undertake to update or adjust prior period information.
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Caterpillar Inc.
Rolling 3 Month Retail Sales Statistics
Total Machines September 2020 August 2020 July 2020
Asia/Pacific UNCHANGED DOWN 1% UP 5%
EAME DOWN 13% DOWN 4% DOWN 2%
Latin America DOWN 17% DOWN 16% DOWN 11%
North America DOWN 31% DOWN 35% DOWN 38%
World DOWN 20% DOWN 20% DOWN 20%
Resource Industries September 2020 August 2020 July 2020
Asia/Pacific DOWN 10% DOWN 17% DOWN 7%
EAME DOWN 13% UP 10% UP 25%
Latin America DOWN 54% DOWN 45% DOWN 21%
North America DOWN 46% DOWN 50% DOWN 49%
World DOWN 31% DOWN 27% DOWN 19%
Construction Industries September 2020 August 2020 July 2020
Asia/Pacific UP 4% UP 6% UP 10%
EAME DOWN 13% DOWN 9% DOWN 11%
Latin America UP 10% UP 5% DOWN 5%
North America DOWN 27% DOWN 31% DOWN 35%
World DOWN 15% DOWN 17% DOWN 20%
Reported in constant dollars and based on unit sales as reported primarily by dealers.
Energy & Transportation Retail Sales by industry for the 3-month rolling period ended as of the month indicated compared with the same period of the prior year:
September 2020 August 2020 July 2020
Power Gen DOWN 6% UP 14% UP 8%
Industrial DOWN 39% DOWN 42% DOWN 43%
Transportation DOWN 15% DOWN 20% DOWN 26%
Oil & Gas DOWN 42% DOWN 30% DOWN 19%
Total DOWN 27% DOWN 17% DOWN 16%
Reported in constant dollars based on reporting from dealers and direct sales.
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Glossary of Terms
Construction Industries : Our Construction Industries segment is primarily
responsible for supporting customers using machinery in infrastructure, forestry
and building construction. The majority of sales in this segment are made in the
heavy and general construction, rental, quarry and aggregates markets and
mining. The Construction Industries product portfolio primarily includes the
following machines:
· asphalt pavers · forestry excavators · small and medium
· backhoe loaders · motorgraders track-type tractors
· compactors · pipelayers · track-type loaders
· cold planers · road reclaimers · wheel excavators
· compact track and · site prep tractors · compact, small andmulti-terrain loaders · skid steer loaders medium wheel loaders
· mini, small, medium · telehandlers · utility vehicles
and large excavators
EffectiveSeptember 2019 ,Caterpillar has divested its Forestry product segment. Those products have been removed from theConstruction Industries product portfolio where any remaining product Dealer Inventory will be reported in Total Machines as they are depleted.
EAME:
Energy & Transportation: Our Energy & Transportation segment is primarily responsible for supporting customers using reciprocating engines, turbines, diesel-electric locomotives, integrated systems and solutions, and related parts across industries serving oil and gas, power generation, industrial and marine applications as well as rail-related businesses.Resource Industries : OurResource Industries segment is primarily responsible for supporting customers using machinery in mining, quarry, waste and material handling applications.The Resource Industries product portfolio primarily includes the following machines: · electric rope shovels · longwall miners · landfill compactors · draglines · large wheel loaders · soil compactors · hydraulic shovels · off-highway trucks · machinery components · rotary drills · articulated trucks · electronics and control systems · hard rock vehicles · wheel tractor scrapers · select work tools · large track-type tractors · wheel dozers · hard rock continuous mining · large mining trucks systems
For purposes of this report, retail sales of longwall miners are not included in
the information presented above for
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this report 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," "forecast," "target," "guide,"
"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 speak
only as of the date they are made, 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 and regional economic conditions and
economic conditions in the industries we serve; (ii) commodity price changes,
material price increases, fluctuations in demand for our products or significant
shortages of material; (iii) government monetary or fiscal policies; (iv)
political and economic risks, commercial instability and events beyond our
control in the countries in which we operate; (v) international trade policies
and their impact on demand for our products and our competitive position,
including the imposition of new tariffs or changes in existing tariff rates;
(vi) our ability to develop, produce and market quality products that meet our
customers' needs; (vii) the impact of the highly competitive environment in
which we operate on our sales and pricing; (viii) information technology
security threats and computer crime; (ix) inventory management decisions and
sourcing practices of our dealers and our OEM customers; (x) a failure to
realize, or a delay in realizing, all of the anticipated benefits of our
acquisitions, joint ventures or divestitures; (xi) union disputes or other
employee relations issues; (xii) adverse effects of unexpected events; (xiii)
disruptions or volatility in global financial markets limiting our sources of
liquidity or the liquidity of our customers, dealers and suppliers; (xiv)
failure to maintain our credit ratings and potential resulting increases to our
cost of borrowing and adverse effects on our cost of funds, liquidity,
competitive position and access to capital markets; (xv) our Financial Products
segment's risks associated with the financial services industry; (xvi) changes
in interest rates or market liquidity conditions; (xvii) an increase in
delinquencies, repossessions or net losses of Cat Financial's customers; (xviii)
currency fluctuations; (xix) our or Cat Financial's compliance with financial
and other restrictive covenants in debt agreements; (xx) increased pension plan
funding obligations; (xxi) alleged or actual violations of trade or
anti-corruption laws and regulations; (xxii) additional tax expense or exposure,
including the impact of U.S. tax reform; (xxiii) significant legal proceedings,
claims, lawsuits or government investigations; (xxiv) new regulations or changes
in financial services regulations; (xxv) compliance with environmental laws and
regulations; (xxvi) the duration and geographic spread of, business disruptions
caused by, and the overall global economic impact of, the COVID-19 pandemic; and
(xxvii) other factors described in more detail in Caterpillar's Forms 10-Q, 10-K
and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission .
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
104 The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K,formatted in Inline XBRL.
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