Registration No. 333-35460
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Pricing Supplement No:005 Cusip:14911QAE1
Dated: October 2, 2000
Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation
PowerNotessm
With Maturities of 9 Months or More from Date of Issue
Principal Amount: Interest Rate: Proceed Amount:
$1,395,000.00 6.70% $ 1,386,281.25
Original Issue Date: Discounts and Commissions: Maturity Date:
10/03/00 $8,718.75 10/15/03
Interest Payment Trade Date: Dealer:
Frequency: 09/28/2000 ABN AMRO Inc.
__Monthly
__Quarterly
X Semi-annual (beginning 4/15/01)
__Annual
Original Issue Total Amount of OID: N/A Issue Price (expressed
Discount Note: as a percentage of
Yes X No aggregate principal
amount): 100%
Redemption Date(s) (including Redemption Price(s):100%
any applicable regular or special record
dates):N/A
Repayment Date(s) (including Repayment Price(s):N/A
any applicable regular or
special record dates):N/A
Survivor's Option: x_ Yes _ No
The interest rates on the PowerNotessm may be changed by Caterpillar
Financial Services Corporation from time to time, but any such change will not
affect the interest rate on any PowerNotessm offered prior to the effective
date of the change. Prior to the date of this Pricing Supplement, $32.708 mm
principal amount of the PowerNotessm had been sold at interest rates then in
effect.
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Pricing Supplement to Prospectus Supplement
and Prospectus dated September 8, 2000
DOCSSF1:475832.3
8136-8 DS6
