Article: Caterpillar Reports Record First-Quarter Sales and Profit Led by Strong Demand Outside North America.

Sales and revenues up 18 percent and profit per share up 18 percent; Financial Products reports record first-quarter revenues and profit

PEORIA, Ill., April 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Caterpillar Inc. today reported record first-quarter profit per share of $1.45, an 18 percent increase from $1.23 per share in the first quarter of 2007. Sales and revenues of $11.796 billion were also a first-quarter record and 18 percent higher than 2007 first-quarter sales and revenues of $10.016 billion.

"I am pleased to be able to report record results this quarter, particularly given the tough economic conditions we're experiencing in the United States," said ...

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