<ARTICLE>	5 <LEGEND>	THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION 	EXTRACTED FROM THE 1999 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-31-1999 <PERIOD-START>	 JAN-1-1999 <PERIOD-END>	 SEP-30-1999 <PERIOD-TYPE>	 9-MOS <EXCHANGE-RATE>	 1 <CASH> 	 49,257 <SECURITIES>	 0 <RECEIVABLES>	 1,608,082 <ALLOWANCES>	 45,317 <INVENTORY>	 1,437,315 <CURRENT-ASSETS>	 3,130,520 <PP&E>	 375,481 <DEPRECIATION>	 159,034 <TOTAL-ASSETS>	 4,460,174 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES>	 1,340,081 <BONDS>	 1,517,276 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY>	 0 <PREFERRED>	 0 <COMMON>	 102,950 <OTHER-SE>	 1,430,650 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>	4,460,174 <SALES> 	 6,827,457 <TOTAL-REVENUES>	 6,827,457 <CGS>	 5,881,809 <TOTAL-COSTS>	 6,597,238 <OTHER-EXPENSES>	 0 <LOSS-PROVISION>	 16,631 <INTEREST-EXPENSE>	 78,146 <INCOME-PRETAX>	 151,900 <INCOME-TAX>	 67,447 <INCOME-CONTINUING>	 84,453 <DISCONTINUED>	 0 <EXTRAORDINARY>	 0 <CHANGES>	 0 <NET-INCOME>	 80,116 <EPS-BASIC>	 0.84 <EPS-DILUTED>	 0.83