5 THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE COMPANY'S FORM 10-Q FOR THE FISCAL QUARTER ENDED MARCH 29, 1997 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 0000089439 MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. 1,000 3-MOS DEC-27-1997 MAR-29-1997 67,189 0 118,655 3,210 89,603 287,333 307,815 75,475 535,738 88,739 42,193 200 0 0 363,952 535,738 201,366 201,366 155,784 155,784 20,328 0 1,178 23,106 7,348 15,758 0 0 0 15,758 0.80 0.80