5 THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE COMPANY'S FORM 10-Q FOR THE FISCAL QUARTER ENDED MARCH 30, 1996 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 0000089439 MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. 1,000 3-MOS DEC-28-1996 MAR-30-1996 45,471 0 102,349 3,021 64,731 224,710 282,522 58,406 467,178 75,819 55,792 200 0 0 299,151 467,178 180,515 180,515 143,532 143,532 18,354 0 1,240 19,269 5,977 13,292 0 0 0 13,292 0.69 0.68