<ARTICLE>                                5
<LEGEND>                  THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                          EXTRACTED FROM THE FIRST QUARTER 1995 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-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                  JAN-1-1995
<PERIOD-END>                   MAR-31-1995
<PERIOD-TYPE>                        3-MOS
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                          1
<CASH>                              90,782
<SECURITIES>                             0
<RECEIVABLES>                      813,441
<ALLOWANCES>                        34,240
<INVENTORY>                        781,033
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                 1,716,319
<PP&E>                             169,156
<DEPRECIATION>                      64,794
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                   2,289,015
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>              806,486
<BONDS>                            404,020
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                    0
<PREFERRED>                              0
<COMMON>                            46,471
<OTHER-SE>                         860,110
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>     2,289,015
<SALES>                          1,440,353
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                 1,440,353
<CGS>                            1,194,023
<TOTAL-COSTS>                    1,342,432
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                         0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                     6,735
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                  11,107
<INCOME-PRETAX>                     87,558
<INCOME-TAX>                        35,933
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                 44,851
<DISCONTINUED>                           0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                          0
<CHANGES>                                0
<NET-INCOME>                        44,851
<EPS-PRIMARY>                         0.96
<EPS-DILUTED>                         0.91