<ARTICLE>                                5

<LEGEND>                      THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL 
                              INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE THIRD QUARTER 
                              1994 10-Q AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY 
                              REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

<MULTIPLIER>                         1,000

<CURRENCY>                    U.S. DOLLARS

<FISCAL-YEAR-END>              DEC-31-1994

<PERIOD-START>                  JAN-1-1994

<PERIOD-END>                   SEP-30-1994

<PERIOD-TYPE>                        9-MOS

<EXCHANGE-RATE>                          1

<CASH>                              57,649

<SECURITIES>                             0

<RECEIVABLES>                      583,935

<ALLOWANCES>                        27,598

<INVENTORY>                        562,938

<CURRENT-ASSETS>                 1,223,837

<PP&E>                             117,301

<DEPRECIATION>                      50,000

<TOTAL-ASSETS>                   1,626,723

<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>              560,734

<BONDS>                            344,666

<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                    0

<PREFERRED>                              0

<COMMON>                            35,309

<OTHER-SE>                         550,070

<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>     1,626,723

<SALES>                          2,886,285

<TOTAL-REVENUES>                 2,886,285

<CGS>                            2,365,566

<TOTAL-COSTS>                    2,716,622

<OTHER-EXPENSES>                         0

<LOSS-PROVISION>                         0

<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                  29,208

<INCOME-PRETAX>                    140,455

<INCOME-TAX>                        55,801

<INCOME-CONTINUING>                 71,998

<DISCONTINUED>                           0

<EXTRAORDINARY>                          0

<CHANGES>                                0

<NET-INCOME>                        71,998

<EPS-PRIMARY>                         2.02

<EPS-DILUTED>                         1.91