<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF OPTIMAL ROBOTICS CORP. DATED JUNE 30, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1999 <CASH> 3,238,784<F1> <SECURITIES> 24,675,860 <RECEIVABLES> 5,991,547 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 1,977,755 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 36,125,137 <PP&E> 613,913<F2> <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 36,907,369 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 4,266,748 <BONDS> 250,000<F3> <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 41,562,155 <OTHER-SE> (9,171,534)<F4> <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 36,907,369 <SALES> 12,113,524 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 12,113,524 <CGS> 9,879,860 <TOTAL-COSTS> 9,879,860 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 2,168,103 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> (229,925)<F5> <INCOME-PRETAX> (146,464) <INCOME-TAX> (146,464) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (146,464) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (146,464) <EPS-BASIC> (0.02) <EPS-DILUTED> 0<F6> <FN> <F1> The Company's financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Cananda. See Note 6 to financial statements for a reconciliation of Canadian and U.S. GAAP. <F2> Net of depreciation <F3> Contract advance <F4> Includes shareholder deficit, capital attributable to warrants and a cumulative translation adjustment <F5> Represents net investment income, comprised primarily of interest income offset by interest expense <F6> Results would be anti-dilutive. See Note 5 to financial statements. </FN>