8-K 1 decfdeightk.htm SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K


Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 25, 2001


CATERPILLAR INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

1-768
(Commission File Number)

 

 

37-0602744
(IRS Employer I.D. No.)

100 NE Adams Street, Peoria, Illinois
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

61629
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (309) 675-1000

 

 

 

Item 5. Other Events.

CATERPILLAR INC.

DECEMBER 2000 DEALER RETAIL STATISTICS

All comparisons are based on constant dollars.

Retail Sales of Machines by marketing region for Oct-Dec 2000 compared with Oct-Dec 1999 are:

Asia/Pacific

DOWN 8-15%

EAME

UP 16-24%

Latin America

UP 8-15%

Subtotal

UP 8-15%

North America

FLAT

World

UP 2-7%

Sales of Reciprocating & Turbine Engines to Retail Users & OEMs by market application for

Oct-Dec 2000 compared with Oct-Dec 1999 are:

Truck

DOWN more than 25%

Electric Power

DOWN 8-15%

Industrial

DOWN 2-7%

Marine

UP 8-15%

Petroleum

UP 2-7%

Total

DOWN 8-15%

 

Dealer Machine Inventories:

 

Dec vs
Nov 2000

Dec 2000 vs.
Dec  1999

Months
2000*

Months
1999*

Asia/Pacific

UP 8-15%

UP 8-15%

3.7

3.5

EAME

DOWN 16-24%

UP 16-24%

2.8

3.0

Latin America

DOWN less than 2%

FLAT

4.0

4.4

Subtotal

DOWN 8-15%

UP 8-15%

3.1

3.3

North
America

DOWN 2-7%

DOWN 8-15%

3.0

3.4

World

DOWN 2-7%

UP less than 2%

3.2

3.5

*Number of months of sales in inventory as of December 2000 and December 1999

The retail statistics for December will be available on voice mail at (309) 675-8000 through February 15. Call this number for additional comments on the monthly statistics. January retail numbers will be available on February 16.

 

Jim Anderson, Director of Investor Relations
Caterpillar Inc.
January 18, 2001

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

CATERPILLAR INC.

 

 

By: /s/ R. Rennie Atterbury III
R. Rennie Atterbury III
Vice President

 

Date: January 25, 2001