2015 U.S.-Booked Air
Volume: $45 million
Consolidated Global
TMC: BCD Travel
Caterpillar’s 2015 U.S.-booked air volume
decreased 25 percent from the previous year. Revenue for the construction and
heavy equipment manufacturer declined from $55.2 billion in 2014 to $47 billion
in 2015. Weak commodity prices and slowing economic growth in developing
countries weighed on results. Of Caterpillar’s sales, 41 percent came from
inside the United States in 2015. Operating profit fell from $5.3 billion in
2014 to $3.3 billion last year. Caterpillar employed 105,700 people as of the
end of 2015, down from 114,233 in 2014. About 48,000 are based in North
America.