<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
CONSOLIDATED  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THE FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED
12-31-98  AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY  BY  REFERENCE  TO SUCH  FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
</LEGEND>

       
                             
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-END>                                   DEC-31-1998
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<SECURITIES>                                              0
<RECEIVABLES>                                     9,168,547
<ALLOWANCES>                                     (632,815) 
<INVENTORY>                                       9,380,478
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                 18,761,327
<PP&E>                                            6,572,352
<DEPRECIATION>                                  (1,038,707)
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                            27,565,297
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<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                 18,254,893
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