<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE SECOND QUARTER AND TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED FORM 10-Q AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO IT. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000023249 <NAME> CONCORD FABRICS INC. <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS 6-MOS 3-MOS 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> AUG-30-1998 AUG-31-1997 AUG-30-1998 AUG-31-1997 <PERIOD-START> SEP-01-1997 SEP-02-1996 DEC-01-1997 DEC-02-1996 <PERIOD-END> MAR-01-1998 MAR-02-1997 MAR-01-1998 MAR-02-1997 <CASH> 8,442,437 9,970,492 8,442,437 9,970,492 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 19,091,254 20,147,173 19,091,254 20,147,173 <ALLOWANCES> 0 0 0 0 <INVENTORY> 16,005,692 17,775,752 16,005,692 17,775,752 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 60,824,158 57,443,414 60,824,158 57,443,414 <PP&E> 8,131,678 7,915,527 8,131,678 7,915,527 <DEPRECIATION> 0 0 0 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 75,429,171 71,812,490 75,429,171 71,812,490 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 11,260,655 8,727,232 11,260,655 8,727,232 <BONDS> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 1,832,554 1,832,554 1,832,554 1,832,554 <OTHER-SE> 0 0 0 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 75,429,171 71,812,490 75,429,171 71,812,490 <SALES> 50,845,249 52,873,255 26,094,847 25,825,015 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 50,845,249 52,873,255 26,094,847 25,825,015 <CGS> 35,060,890 36,992,337 17,979,549 18,042,741 <TOTAL-COSTS> 47,965,145 50,883,684 24,545,337 24,767,243 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 353,155 590,736 179,114 289,318 <INCOME-PRETAX> 2,880,104 1,989,571 1,549,510 1,057,772 <INCOME-TAX> 1,160,000 829,000 625,000 440,000 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 0 0 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 1,720,104 1,160,571 924,510 617,772 <EPS-PRIMARY> .47 .32 .25 .17 <EPS-DILUTED> .45 .31 .24 .17