<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THE SCHEDULE  CONTAINS SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED FROM THE TEREX
CORPORATION  JUNE  30,  1996  FORM  10-Q AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY  BY
REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                        Terex Corporation
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