<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
FINANCIAL  STATEMENT OF PUBLIX SUPER  MARKETS,  INC. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER
26, 1998,  AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY BY  REFERENCE  TO SUCH  FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                        PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
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