<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>

 THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE TAUBMAN
CENTERS,  INC.(TCO)  CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE  SHEET  AS OF JUNE  30,  1999 AND THE
TAUBMAN CENTERS,  INC.  CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS
ENDED JUNE 30,  1999 AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY  BY  REFERENCE  TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.


</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                            TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
<MULTIPLIER>                                      1,000 <F1>
<CURRENCY>                                 U.S. DOLLARS

                                         
<PERIOD-TYPE>                               3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                           DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                              JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                                JUN-30-1999
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                       1
<CASH>                                           15,706
<SECURITIES>                                          0
<RECEIVABLES>                                    32,681
<ALLOWANCES>                                      1,192
<INVENTORY>                                           0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                      0 <F2>
<PP&E>                                        1,552,081
<DEPRECIATION>                                  186,685
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                1,554,531
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                 0 <F2>
<BONDS>                                         932,352
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                 0
<PREFERRED>                                         111
<COMMON>                                            533
<OTHER-SE>                                      502,752
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                  1,554,531
<SALES>                                               0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                130,037
<CGS>                                                 0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                    87,621
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                      0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                      0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               24,688
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  28,313 <F3>
<INCOME-TAX>                                          0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              28,313 <F3>
<DISCONTINUED>                                        0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                    (301)
<CHANGES>                                             0
<NET-INCOME>                                     12,997
<EPS-BASIC>                                       .09
<EPS-DILUTED>                                       .09
<FN>
<F1>        EXCEPT FOR PER SHARE DATA.
<F2>        TCO HAS AN UNCLASSIFIED BALANCE SHEET.
<F3>        REPRESENTS INCOME BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEM AND MINORITY INTEREST.
            THE MINORITY INTEREST'S SHARE OF INCOME WAS $15.015 MILLION.
</FN>