<ARTICLE>                               5
<MULTIPLIER>                        1,000
<PERIOD-TYPE>                       9-mos
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>             Jun-30-1997
<PERIOD-START>                Jul-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                  Mar-31-1997
<CASH>                                308
<SECURITIES>                           57
<RECEIVABLES>                       1,520
<ALLOWANCES>                            0
<INVENTORY>                         2,539
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                    4,732
<PP&E>                              6,558
<DEPRECIATION>                          0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                     11,663
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>               8,911
<BONDS>                             1,291
<COMMON>                              100
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                   0
<PREFERRED>                             0
<OTHER-SE>                          1,110
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>       11,663
<SALES>                             9,221
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                   10,610
<CGS>                               6,381
<TOTAL-COSTS>                       7,437
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                        0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                        0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                    508
<INCOME-PRETAX>                       998
<INCOME-TAX>                           90
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                   908
<DISCONTINUED>                          0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                         0
<CHANGES>                               0
<NET-INCOME>                          908
<EPS-PRIMARY>                         .11
<EPS-DILUTED>                         .11

<FN>


This  schedule  contains  summary  financial  information  extracted  from the
consolidated financial statements of NBI, Inc. for the nine months ended March
31,  1997  and  is  qualified  in  its entirety by reference to such financial
statements.