Weekly Quiz: Have Caterpillar’s sales gone up or down?

1) What was the first of Saudi Arabia’s Neom projects to officially open this week after just under two years of construction?

• Oxagon
• The Line
• Sindalah

2) Orders from which region of the world made up half of Ferrovial’s record $17.4 billion construction backlog?

• Eastern Europe
• North America
• South Asia

3) Which major contractor has been discussing the construction of Vietnam’s planned $67.3bn north-south high-speed railway with officials from the country?

• China State Construction (CSCEC)
• Vinci Grands Projets
• Bechtel

4) Vinci Construction bought which UK-based €690m-a-year turnover public works company this week?

• FM Conway
• AM Lagroad
• Short Wave Construction

5) Caterpillar’s sales in the construction industries segment declined by 9% to $6.34 billion in Q3 of 2024. Which regions saw an increase and which saw a decrease?

• Sales increased in North America, the Middle East and Asia but were down in Europe
• Sales decreased everywhere
• Sales increased in Latin America but were down in all other territories

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