<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
     This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from the
     financial statements of Tech Data Corporation for the period ended July 31,
     1996 and is  qualified  in its  entirety  by  reference  to such  financial
     statements.
</LEGEND>                                                 
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