<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This Schedule Contains Summary Financial Information Extracted From the Consolidated Balance Sheet and Consolidated Statement of Income Found On Pages 3 and 4 of the Company's Form 10-Q for the Year-to-date, and is Qualified in Its Entirety by Reference to Such Financial Data. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-2000 <PERIOD-START> OCT-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1999 <CASH> 49,314 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 0 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 1,990,147 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 2,135,250 <PP&E> 38,334 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,419,100 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 344,296 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 643 <OTHER-SE> 833,096 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 2,419,100 <SALES> 797,564 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 808,940 <CGS> 646,637 <TOTAL-COSTS> 646,637 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 4,844 <INCOME-PRETAX> 68,601 <INCOME-TAX> 26,069 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 42,532 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 42,532 <EPS-BASIC> 0.68 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.67