<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> Exhibit 27 THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF INCOME AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JAN-02-1999 <PERIOD-END> OCT-03-1998 <CASH> 327 <SECURITIES> 4,577<F1> <RECEIVABLES> 17,908 <ALLOWANCES> 1,116 <INVENTORY> 5,864 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 29,301 <PP&E> 11,801 <DEPRECIATION> 5,308 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 37,732 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 15,203 <BONDS> 13,022 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 323 <OTHER-SE> 5,349 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 37,732 <SALES> 25,662 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 29,158 <CGS> 19,147 <TOTAL-COSTS> 19,147 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 6,935<F2> <LOSS-PROVISION> 1,037 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,078 <INCOME-PRETAX> 985 <INCOME-TAX> 428 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 537 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> (24) <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 513 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.32<F3> <EPS-DILUTED> 1.30 <FN> <F1>Represents retained interest in transferred credit card receivables <F2>Represents the sum of selling and administrative expense, depreciation and amortization expense and the Western Auto impairment loss <F3>Represents basic earnings per share </FN>