<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary information extracted from the consolidated balance sheet of Shaw Industriess, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 30, 1995 and the related consoldiated statements of income, shareholders' investment and cash flows for the year ended December 30, 1995, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-30-1995 <PERIOD-END> DEC-30-1995 <CASH> 31,453,000 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 345,443,000 <ALLOWANCES> (14,746,000) <INVENTORY> 489,212,000 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 902,511,000 <PP&E> 1,234,000,000 <DEPRECIATION> 602,010,000 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,662,783,000 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 261,066,000 <BONDS> 0 <COMMON> 150,913,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 559,276,000 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,662,783,000 <SALES> 2,869,828,000 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 2,869,828,000 <CGS> 2,319,894,000 <TOTAL-COSTS> 2,319,894,000 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 392,649,000 <LOSS-PROVISION> 8,629,000 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 41,901,000 <INCOME-PRETAX> 106,755,000 <INCOME-TAX> 43,603,000 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 63,152,000 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> (12,077,000) <NET-INCOME> 52,304,000 <EPS-PRIMARY> .38 <EPS-DILUTED> .38