<ARTICLE> 5 <RESTATED> <CIK> 0000022701 <NAME> COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1 <CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS 12-MOS 9-MOS 6-MOS 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 DEC-31-1996 DEC-31-1996 DEC-31-1996 DEC-31-199 6 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1995 JAN-01-1996 JAN-01-1996 JAN-01-1996 JAN-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1995 DEC-31-1996 SEP-30-1996 JUN-30-1996 MAR-31-1996 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 1 1 1 1 <CASH> 11,703,536 17,799,398 14,892,182 11,787,963 10,125,255 <SECURITIES> 899,469 889,782 859,890 868,335 864,966 <RECEIVABLES> 8,789,117 10,682,546 11,408,364 9,972,946 9,446,666 <ALLOWANCES> 288,000 306,000 287,000 288,000 288,000 <INVENTORY> 14,828,534 13,861,914 13,211,397 14,701,094 16,027,425 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 36,907,660 44,486,332 41,571,996 38,862,313 37,769,322 <PP&E> 22,295,204 24,299,704 23,744,102 23,547,888 23,004,724 <DEPRECIATION> 13,637,184 15,335,114 15,044,851 14,599,381 14,058,353 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 61,944,608 67,596,114 67,100,204 65,980,912 65,158,501 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 7,869,032 8,580,636 8,774,278 7,796,813 8,180,153 <BONDS> 0 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 459,170 455,365 462,674 467,323 465,561 <OTHER-SE> 53,616,406 58,560,113 57,863,252 57,716,776 56,512,787 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 61,944,608 67,596,114 67,100,204 65,980,912 65,158,501 <SALES> 66,004,316 68,704,940 50,618,464 32,227,685 15,793,821 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 66,004,316 68,704,940 50,618,464 32,227,685 15,793,821 <CGS> 47,297,078 47,718,676 35,504,434 22,975,386 11,162,664 <TOTAL-COSTS> 47,297,078 47,718,676 35,504,434 22,975,386 11,162,664 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 8,518,644 10,581,557 7,884,875 5,014,938 2,318,496 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 17,806 9,139 16,499 12,007 6,398 <INCOME-PRETAX> 11,087,825 11,203,855 7,703,375 4,540,567 2,448,317 <INCOME-TAX> 2,164,000 2,250,000 1,600,000 870,000 445,000 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 8,923,825 8,953,855 6,103,375 3,670,567 2,003,317 <DISCONTINUED> 160,328 (721,324) (748,124) (327,278) 41,358 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 9,084,153 8,232,531 5,355,251 3,343,289 2,044,675 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.00 0.89 0.58 0.36 0.22 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.99 0.88 0.57 0.36 0.22