<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the consolidated statement of income and consolidated balance sheet and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000021212 <NAME> COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR YEAR YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1996<F1> DEC-31-1995<F1> <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1996 DEC-31-1995 <CASH> 71,428 66,449 17,021 <SECURITIES> 15,853 500 500 <RECEIVABLES> 31,308 25,462 25,395 <ALLOWANCES> 1,354 919 863 <INVENTORY> 68,416 68,311 55,434 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 189,938 163,913 101,722 <PP&E> 81,739 69,172 59,045 <DEPRECIATION> 35,137 29,314 27,298 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 259,062 227,448 150,249 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 49,676 38,522 41,135 <BONDS> 12,591 14,841 12,118 <COMMON> 71,139 70,672 21,548 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 <OTHER-SE> 118,997 96,984 69,490 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 259,062 227,448 150,249 <SALES> 661,591 606,474 515,862 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 661,591 606,474 515,862 <CGS> 568,836 517,966 444,627 <TOTAL-COSTS> 626,331 566,802 489,203 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 3,565 1,811 1,298 <LOSS-PROVISION> 1,617 158 292 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,544 1,572 3,142 <INCOME-PRETAX> 38,826 41,483 27,957 <INCOME-TAX> 14,063 14,146 10,408 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 24,763 27,337 17,549 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 2,294 0 <NET-INCOME> 24,763 29,631 17,549 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.44 1.94 1.18 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.42 1.91 1.17 <FN> <F1>RESTATED. </FN>