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This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the unaudited financial statements of APPLIED POWER INC. for the six month period ended 02/29/2000 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.

1,000 6-MOS AUG-31-2000 FEB-29-2000 7,510 0 176,333 7,339 230,414 440,890 554,316 286,825 1,639,021 309,444 792,953 0 0 7,817 452,074 1,639,021 923,344 923,344 645,836 645,836 0 0 28,360 73,867 27,560 46,307 0 (2,083) 0 44,224 1.13 1.10