Caterpillar Inc. said Friday that total machines retail sales for the rolling 3-month period ending July rose 12% from the same period a year ago, with growth in all geographic regions, after rising 7% in June. Caterpillar’s stock fell 0.5% in premarket trade. Resource industries retail sales increased 8%, after falling 1% in June, as growth in the Asia/Pacific and Europe, Africa and Middle East regions offset declines in North America and Latin America. Construction industries sales rose 13%, after climbing 10% in June, while energy and transportation sales fell 2% after rising 1% in June. Caterpillar’s stock has rallied 22% year to date through Thursday, while the SPDR Industrial Select Sector ETF has gained 8.4% and the S&P 500 has advanced 8.5%.
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