<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-30-1998 AUG-31-1997 AUG-30-1998 AUG-31-1997 <PERIOD-START> SEP-01-1997 SEP-02-1996 MAR-02-1998 MAR-03-1997 <PERIOD-END> MAY-31-1998 JUN-01-1997 MAY-31-1998 JUN-01-1997 <CASH> 1,827,699 7,198,851 1,827,699 7,198,851 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 18,508,161 20,476,371 18,508,161 20,476,371 <ALLOWANCES> 0 0 0 0 <INVENTORY> 19,980,668 19,478,203 19,980,668 19,478,203 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 61,432,626 58,722,543 61,432,626 58,722,543 <PP&E> 8,553,478 7,711,854 8,553,478 7,711,854 <DEPRECIATION> 0 0 0 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 76,609,002 72,980,712 76,609,002 72,980,712 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 11,466,814 9,214,653 11,466,814 9,214,653 <BONDS> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 1,842,554 1,832,554 1,842,554 1,832,554 <OTHER-SE> 0 0 0 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 76,609,002 72,980,712 76,609,002 72,980,712 <SALES> 76,462,685 78,845,460 25,617,436 25,972,205 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 76,462,685 78,845,460 25,617,436 25,972,205 <CGS> 52,780,855 55,381,047 17,719,965 18,388,710 <TOTAL-COSTS> 72,121,409 75,724,088 24,156,264 24,840,404 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 569,504 844,051 216,349 253,315 <INCOME-PRETAX> 4,341,276 3,121,372 1,461,172 1,131,801 <INCOME-TAX> 1,758,000 1,295,000 598,000 466,000 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 0 0 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 2,583,276 1,826,372 863,172 665,801 <EPS-PRIMARY> .70 .50 .23 .18 <EPS-DILUTED> .68 .49 .22 .18