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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF APPLIED POWER INC. FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIOD ENDED MAY 31, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

9-MOS AUG-31-1999 MAY-31-1999 15,492 0 153,910 7,155 195,362 402,532 492,548 221,616 1,600,205 288,798 846,333 0 0 7,788 386,213 1,600,205 1,298,119 1,298,119 895,607 895,607 0 0 46,394 89,713 33,498 56,215 0 0 0 56,215 1.45 1.40