<ARTICLE>                    5
<LEGEND>
THIS RESTATED SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM
ONEIDA LTD.'S ANNUAL REPORTS FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED JANUARY 30, 1999,
JANUARY 31, 1998 AND JANUARY 25, 1997 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY
REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                 1,000
       
                                                                  
<PERIOD-TYPE>                       YEAR                YEAR                YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>            JAN-30-1999         JAN-31-1998         JAN-25-1997
<PERIOD-START>               JAN-28-1998         JAN-26-1997         JAN-28-1996
<PERIOD-END>                 JAN-30-1999         JAN-31-1998         JAN-25-1997
<CASH>                             1,913               3,095               3,183
<SECURITIES>                           0                   0                   0
<RECEIVABLES>                     77,216              65,818              50,506
<ALLOWANCES>                       1,520               1,896               1,797
<INVENTORY>                      190,112             133,419             124,293
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                 275,938             209,844             219,491
<PP&E>                           218,038             206,272             195,429
<DEPRECIATION>                   123,010             121,460             116,283
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                   442,068             363,586             350,228
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>            135,872              90,510              96,554
<BONDS>                           89,605              69,415              68,126
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                  0                   0                   0
<PREFERRED>                        2,185               2,200               2,216
<COMMON>                          17,423              17,091              11,868
<OTHER-SE>                       120,640              115,966            104,234
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>     442,608              363,586            350,228
<SALES>                          465,913              442,866            376,923
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                 466,738              442,866            376,923
<CGS>                            292,898              274,808            243,934
<TOTAL-COSTS>                    292,898              274,808            243,934
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                 132,925              118,911             97,931
<LOSS-PROVISION>                       0                    0                  0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                 8,963                6,823              6,503
<INCOME-PRETAX>                   31,952               42,324             28,555
<INCOME-TAX>                      12,202               16,189             11,279
<INCOME-CONTINUING>               19,750               26,135             17,276
<DISCONTINUED>                         0                2,566              (304)
<EXTRAORDINARY>                        0                    0                  0
<CHANGES>                              0                    0                  0
<NET-INCOME>                      19,750               28,701             16,972
<EPS-PRIMARY>                   1.18<F1>             1.73<F1>           1.02<F1>
<EPS-DILUTED>                       1.16                 1.71               1.00
<FN>
<F1> The amount reported as EPS-PRIMARY is actually earnings Per Share - Basic,
as the Corporation adopted SFAS 128 "Earnings Per Share" as of January 31, 1998.
</FN>