<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted form SGI International's Form 10-Q for the three month period ended March 31, 1998, and is qualified in its entirely by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000737955 <NAME> SGI International <MULTIPLIER> 1 <CURRENCY> 0 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1998 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1.000 <CASH> 1,931,634 <SECURITIES> 402,500 <RECEIVABLES> 1,055,981 <ALLOWANCES> 84,460 <INVENTORY> 64,542 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 3,460,727 <PP&E> 1,493,573 <DEPRECIATION> 655,816 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 7,118,348 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 6,314,258 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 667 <COMMON> 41,899,279 <OTHER-SE> (41,207,731) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 7,118,348 <SALES> 1,088,912 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,101,559 <CGS> 786,600 <TOTAL-COSTS> 786,600 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,538,035 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 136,012 <INCOME-PRETAX> (1,359,088) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (1,359,088) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (1,359,088) <EPS-PRIMARY> (.25) <EPS-DILUTED> (.25)