<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
         This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
         consolidated  financial  statements of Ethan Allen Interiors,  Inc. for
         the quarter ended December  31,1999 and is qualified in its entirety by
         reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<MULTIPLIER>                                   1,000
<CURRENCY>                                     U.S. Dollars

                                            
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              JUN-30-2000
<PERIOD-START>                                 JUL-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                                   DEC-31-1999
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                1 <F1>
<CASH>                                         14,499
<SECURITIES>                                   0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  30,939 <F2>
<ALLOWANCES>                                   0
<INVENTORY>                                    152,584
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               225,735 <F3>
<PP&E>                                         353,296
<DEPRECIATION>                                 117,744
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 519,246 <F4>
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          91,758 <F5>
<BONDS>                                        9,699 <F6>
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0
<PREFERRED>                                    0 <F7>
<COMMON>                                       450 <F8>
<OTHER-SE>                                     383,023 <F9>
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   519,246
<SALES>                                        407,078
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               407,078 <F10>
<CGS>                                          214,658
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  214,658
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                               0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             586 <F11>
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                70,954
<INCOME-TAX>                                   27,388
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            43,566
<DISCONTINUED>                                 0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                0
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<NET-INCOME>                                   43,566
<EPS-BASIC>                                    1.07 <F12>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                  1.04 <F13>

<FN>
<F1>
   Not applicable. All figures for Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. are in U.S.
   dollars.

<F2>
   Figure for  receivables is net of allowances  for doubtful  accounts of
   $2,564.

<F3>
   Includes prepaid expenses of $16,849.

<F4>
   Includes goodwill of $13,770 (net of amortization).

<F5>
   Includes current portion of long-term debt of $7,907 as of December 31,
   1999.

<F6>
   Includes  long-term  debt of  $9,550  (net of the  current  portion  of
   long-term  debt) and  capitalized  leases  of $149 (net of the  current
   portion of  capitalized  leases).  As of December 31, 1999  outstanding
   long-term debt of Ethan Allen on a consolidated  basis consisted of (i)
   industrial  revenue  bonds of $8,455,  and (ii) other of $1,095 (net of
   current  portion).  For a  description  of the  terms of Ethan  Allen's
   long-term debt, see the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and
   Notes to the Annual  Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended June 30,
   1999.

<F7>
   Not applicable.

<F8>
   As of December 31, 1999,  Ethan Allen had  45,032,846  shares of common
   stock,  $.01 par value per share,  issued.  For a description  of Ethan
   Allen's  common  stock,  see the  Company's  Consolidated  Statement of
   Stockholders'  Equity  and  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  in the
   Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 1999.

<F9>
   Consists  of  $271,969  of  additional  paid in  capital,  $201,984  of
   retained earnings and ($90,930) of treasury stock.

<F10>
   For the quarter ended  December 31, 1999,  Ethan Allen's  revenues were
   derived from sales generated by its wholesale and retail operations.

<F11>
   Consists of $394 of interest expense and $192 of deferred  amortization
   costs.

<F12>
   Basic earnings per share for the quarter ended December 31, 1999 was $0.61.

<F13>
   Diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended December 31, 1999 was $0.59.
</FN>