<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Reynolds
Metals Company Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited) for September
30, 1997 and Consolidated Statement of Income (Unaudited) for the Nine Months
ended September 30, 1997 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1000000
       
                             
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<FN>
<F1>This amount represents total receivables, since trade receivables are not
broken out separately at interim dates, in accordance with S-X 10-01(2).
</FN>