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THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE COMPANY'S FORM 10-Q FOR THE FISCAL QUARTER ENDED MARCH 27, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

0000089439 MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. 1,000 3-MOS DEC-25-1999 MAR-27-1999 90,133 0 186,436 4,838 123,548 404,621 508,693 132,061 888,970 151,593 156,909 0 0 401 521,364 888,970 287,840 287,840 221,740 221,740 34,169 0 2,861 31,199 9,516 21,683 0 0 0 21,683 0.61 0.55