<ARTICLE>                  5
<LEGEND>                   This schedule contains summary financial informa-
                           tion extracted from the Newell Rubbermaid Inc. and
                           Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets and
                           Statements of Income and is qualified in its
                           entirety by reference to such financial statements.

<MULTIPLIER>                1,000
<PERIOD-TYPE>                         9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>               DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-END>                    SEP-30-1999
<CASH>                               33,982
<SECURITIES>                              0
<RECEIVABLES>                     1,207,536
<ALLOWANCES>                        (40,894) <F1>
<INVENTORY>                       1,037,793
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                  2,539,462
<PP&E>                            2,887,915  <F2>
<DEPRECIATION>                   (1,405,653) <F2>
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                    6,298,974
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>             1,414,603
<BONDS>                           1,361,990
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>               500,000
<PREFERRED>                               0
<COMMON>                            281,976
<OTHER-SE>                        2,411,987
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>      6,298,974
<SALES>                           4,722,987
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                  1,288,684
<CGS>                             3,434,303
<TOTAL-COSTS>                     4,522,863
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                     86,635
<LOSS-PROVISION>                      9,170  <F1>
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                   75,713
<INCOME-PRETAX>                     113,489
<INCOME-TAX>                         89,697
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                  23,792
<DISCONTINUED>                            0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                           0
<CHANGES>                                 0
<NET-INCOME>                         23,792
<EPS-BASIC>                          0.08
<EPS-DILUTED>                          0.08
<FN>
        ---------

        <F1> Allowances for doubtful accounts are reported as contra
             accounts to accounts receivable. The corporate reserve for
             bad debts is a percentage of trade receivables based on the
             bad debts experienced in one or more past years, general
             economic conditions, the age of the receivables and other
             factors that indicate the element of uncollectibility in the
             receivables outstanding at the end of the period.
        <F2> See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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