<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM PITNEY BOWES INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME, CORRESPONDING FOOTNOTE #3 FIXED ASSETS AND STATEMENT RE COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1995 <CASH> 136,805 <SECURITIES> 1,385 <RECEIVABLES> 402,867 <ALLOWANCES> 16,395 <INVENTORY> 418,320 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 2,128,024 <PP&E> 1,166,080 <DEPRECIATION> 611,690 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 7,651,921 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 3,601,848 <BONDS> 1,051,528 <COMMON> 323,338 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 200,000 <PREFERRED> 2,687 <OTHER-SE> 1,554,628 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 7,651,921 <SALES> 734,801 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,701,515 <CGS> 446,277 <TOTAL-COSTS> 659,079 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 619,874 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 118,961 <INCOME-PRETAX> 303,601 <INCOME-TAX> 109,263 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 194,338 <DISCONTINUED> 20,997 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 215,335 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.42 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.42