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  • CATERPILLAR INC DEL Average Monthly Returns

Some investors consider seasonal performance when purchasing or selling stocks. This chart illustrates the average monthly return for the past 5 years. Users often also consider the number of times a stock increases or decreases for any given month. Mouse-over the chart to view 5 years of history for each month.

  • Seasonality Performance Chart: CAT

  • Seasonal Performance Data: CAT

    Returns Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Avg.

    Returns %    		 -3.90 -0.74 3.79 8.72 2.40 -2.89 7.29 -0.54 1.22 -10.34 5.88 3.06
    #Times CAT Stock Price Increased 50 51 55 59 56 52 59 57 54 50 58 53
    #Times CAT Stock Price Unchanged 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
    #Times CAT Stock Price Decreased 50 44 53 43 50 55 45 54 48 61 44 51
    2009 % -30.93 -20.22 12.17 28.89 -0.33 -6.81 33.35 2.84 13.29 7.27 — —
    2008 % -1.95 1.67 8.24 4.59 0.93 -10.66 -5.81 1.74 -15.73 -35.90 7.30 8.98
    2007 % 4.47 0.56 4.04 8.34 8.21 -0.35 0.64 -3.84 3.51 -4.86 -3.62 0.92
    2006 % 17.54 7.63 -1.73 5.47 -3.67 2.10 -4.84 -6.37 -0.82 -7.73 2.17 -1.12
    2005 % -8.61 6.68 -3.79 -3.70 6.88 1.28 13.13 2.93 5.87 -10.49 9.89 -0.01
    2004 % — — — — — — — — — — 13.67 6.51