<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from EMC Corporation financial statements and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-28-1996 <PERIOD-END> JUN-29-1996 <CASH> 500,162 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 531,530 <ALLOWANCES> 7,750 <INVENTORY> 282,435 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,372,276 <PP&E> 244,215 <DEPRECIATION> 36,275 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,937,816 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 350,557 <BONDS> 229,498 <COMMON> 2,335 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 1,305,401 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,937,816 <SALES> 1,042,419 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,066,504 <CGS> 598,105 <TOTAL-COSTS> 841,977 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 3 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 6,056 <INCOME-PRETAX> 232,834 <INCOME-TAX> 61,235 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 171,599 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 171,599 <EPS-PRIMARY> .70 <EPS-DILUTED> .70