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THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE COMPANY'S FORM 10-Q FOR THE FISCAL QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 25, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

0000089439 MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. 1,000 9-MOS DEC-25-1999 SEP-25-1999 156,619 0 175,787 5,323 111,807 443,275 518,779 142,840 924,822 173,802 131,427 0 0 401 557,630 924,822 869,062 869,062 658,421 658,421 101,835 0 9,086 106,813 33,345 73,468 0 0 0 73,468 2.05 1.85