“Note that we anticipate unfavorable sales to users in the fourth quarter in Resource Industries due to the timing impact that I mentioned a moment ago.”

In context

“with higher sales volume across all three primary segments. We expect machine dealer inventory to decline slightly in the quarter compared to a $1.6 billion decrease in the prior year, which should result in a sales tailwind for the fourth quarter. We expect price to be roughly flat for the enterprise. By segment, in Construction Industries, we expect a strong sales increase in the fourth quarter versus the prior year on volume growth, driven mainly by the dealer inventory tailwind previously mentioned. Higher sales to users should benefit volume as well, while we anticipate the year-over-year price impact to be about neutral. In Resource Industries in the fourth quarter, we expect stronger sales versus the prior year, primarily due to higher volume driven by changes in dealer inventory. Note that we anticipate unfavorable sales to users in the fourth quarter in Resource Industries due to the timing impact that I mentioned a moment ago. The impact of price in Resource Industries is expected to remain unfavorable, but to a slightly lesser extent compared to what we saw in the third quarter versus the prior year. In Energy & Transportation in the fourth quarter, we anticipate strong sales growth versus the prior year, driven by continued strength in power generation. We also expect higher sales in oil and gas driven by Solar turbines and turbine-related services. Price realization should remain favorable as well. Let me provide some perspective on our expectations for Energy & Transportation. While we expect sales to increase sequentially in the fourth quarter, the increase will likely be different than the typical seasonal pattern. This reflects the impact from robust third quarter sales, which have tempered the usual fou”