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): September 18, 1995
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, IL (Address of principal executive offices)
61629 (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (309) 675-1000
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Item 5. Other Events
Caterpillar Inc. today reaffirmed that its outlook for the full year
1995 remains essentially unchanged from the outlook issued at the beginning
of the year. Business activity, as expected, will be somewhat lower in the
second half of 1995 than in the first half.
The company also said that to maintain dealer and company inventories
in line with dealer selling rates, production schedules at several facilities
around the world are being reduced. Profit for the third quarter 1995 is
expected to be below profit for third quarter 1994.
During the three-month June through August period, dealer retail machine
sales were higher than one year ago and Caterpillar's machine orders from
dealers for the same period were down only slightly. Currently, domestic
dealer new machine inventories remain slightly above normal for current
selling rates, while dealer inventories outside the United States are
slightly below normal.
Consistent with the outlook issued at the beginning of the year, profit
and sales are expected to reach record levels for the full year 1995.
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: R. Rennie Atterbury III
Vice President
Date: September 18, 1995
