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THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE COMPANY'S FORM 10-Q FOR THE FISCAL QUARTER ENDED MARCH 28, 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

0000089439 MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. 1,000 3-MOS DEC-26-1998 MAR-28-1998 76,082 0 146,979 3,331 93,624 327,112 363,860 94,674 636,363 108,866 49,508 0 0 200 437,206 636,363 226,652 226,652 175,457 175,457 23,426 0 1,352 28,540 9,275 19,265 0 0 0 19,265 1.10 0.97