<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains six month summary financial information extracted from Kimball International, Inc., and subsidiaries 1999 second quarter Form 10-Q and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Form 10-Q filing. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUN-30-1999 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1998 <CASH> 784 <SECURITIES> 132,988 <RECEIVABLES> 139,270 <ALLOWANCES> 4,523 <INVENTORY> 95,675 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 387,654 <PP&E> 454,315 <DEPRECIATION> 258,986 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 631,492 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 150,637 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 2,151 <OTHER-SE> 450,625 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 631,492 <SALES> 544,726 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 544,726 <CGS> 383,116 <TOTAL-COSTS> 383,116 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 737 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 273 <INCOME-PRETAX> 42,326 <INCOME-TAX> 14,828 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 27,498 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 27,498 <EPS-PRIMARY> .68 <EPS-DILUTED> .67