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THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE COMPANY'S FORM 10-Q FOR THE FISCAL PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 26, 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

0000089439 MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. 1,000 9-MOS DEC-26-1998 SEP-26-1998 62,121 0 145,739 3,970 117,679 331,744 400,130 105,760 699,283 119,414 56,223 0 0 401 484,420 699,283 665,265 665,265 512,927 512,927 70,869 0 3,701 83,681 25,941 57,740 0 0 0 57,740 1.63 1.45