<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE THIRD QUARTER AND THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED FORM 10-Q AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO IT. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000023249 <NAME> CONCORD FABRICS INC. <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS 9-MOS 3-MOS 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> AUG-31-1997 SEP-01-1996 AUG-31-1997 SEP-01-1996 <PERIOD-START> SEP-02-1996 SEP-04-1995 MAR-03-1997 MAR-04-1996 <PERIOD-END> JUN-01-1997 JUN-02-1996 JUN-01-1997 JUN-02-1996 <CASH> 7,198,851 1,960,574 7,198,851 1,960,574 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 20,476,371 28,817,907 20,476,371 28,817,907 <ALLOWANCES> 0 0 0 0 <INVENTORY> 19,478,203 23,161,402 19,478,203 23,161,402 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 58,722,543 57,682,715 58,722,543 57,682,715 <PP&E> 7,711,854 8,257,505 7,711,854 8,257,505 <DEPRECIATION> 0 0 0 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 72,980,712 72,783,502 72,980,712 72,783,502 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 9,214,653 11,586,985 9,214,653 11,586,985 <BONDS> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 1,832,554 1,815,679 1,832,554 1,815,679 <OTHER-SE> 0 0 0 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 72,980,712 72,783,502 72,980,712 72,783,502 <SALES> 78,845,460 110,938,359 25,972,205 37,475,161 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 78,845,460 110,938,359 25,972,205 37,475,161 <CGS> 55,381,047 81,846,998 18,388,710 27,623,716 <TOTAL-COSTS> 75,724,088 109,455,139 24,840,404 37,154,625 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 844,051 1,411,505 253,315 453,282 <INCOME-PRETAX> 3,121,372 1,483,220 1,131,801 320,536 <INCOME-TAX> 1,295,000 733,000 466,000 185,000 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 0 0 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 1,826,372 750,220 665,801 135,536 <EPS-PRIMARY> .50 .21 .18 .04 <EPS-DILUTED> .00 .00 .00 .00