<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from SGI International's Form 10-QSB for the nine month period ended September 30, 1999, and is qualified in its entirely by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000737955 <NAME> SGI International <MULTIPLIER> 1 <CURRENCY> 0 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1.000 <CASH> 212,002 <SECURITIES> 402,500 <RECEIVABLES> 730,893 <ALLOWANCES> 79,460 <INVENTORY> 65,120 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,364,624 <PP&E> 1,721,279 <DEPRECIATION> 1,234,946 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 4,158,962 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 3,764,168 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 196,672 <PREFERRED> 604 <COMMON> 49,216,500 <OTHER-SE> (53,289,368) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 4,158,962 <SALES> 2,790,344 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 2,943,608 <CGS> 1,710,233 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1,710,233 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 4,061,787 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 474,788 <INCOME-PRETAX> (4,078,633) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (4,078,633) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (1,078,633) <EPS-BASIC> (0.12) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.12)