<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
         This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
         consolidated  financial  statements of Ethan Allen Interiors,  Inc. for
         the quarter  ended March 31, 2000 and is  qualified  in its entirety by
         reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                        Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1,000
<CURRENCY>                                     U.S. DOLLARS

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              JUN-30-2000
<PERIOD-START>                                 JUL-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                                   MAR-31-1999
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                1          <F1>
<CASH>                                         16,090
<SECURITIES>                                   0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  33,292     <F2>
<ALLOWANCES>                                   0
<INVENTORY>                                    157,276
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               235,743    <F3>
<PP&E>                                         362,238
<DEPRECIATION>                                 120,838
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 535,054    <F4>
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          119,571    <F5>
<BONDS>                                        9,668      <F6>
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0
<PREFERRED>                                    0          <F7>
<COMMON>                                       451        <F8>
<OTHER-SE>                                     371,157    <F9>
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   535,054
<SALES>                                        627,378
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               627,378    <F10>
<CGS>                                          331,810
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  331,810
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                               0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             978        <F11>
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                108,940
<INCOME-TAX>                                   42,203
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            66,737
<DISCONTINUED>                                 0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                0
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<NET-INCOME>                                   66,737
<EPS-BASIC>                                    1.65       <F12>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                  1.61       <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
      $2,836.

<F3>
      Includes prepaid expenses of $17,360.

<F4>
      Includes goodwill of $13,664 (net of amortization).

<F5>
      Includes current portion of long-term debt of $16,308 as of March 31,
      2000.
<F6>
      Includes  long-term  debt of $9,519  (net of the  current  portion  of
      long-term  debt) and  capitalized  leases  of $149 (net of the  current
      portion  of  capitalized  leases).  As of March  31,  2000  outstanding
      long-term debt of Ethan Allen on a consolidated  basis consisted of (i)
      industrial  revenue  bonds of $8,455,  and (ii) other of $1,064 (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 March 31, 2000, Ethan Allen had 45,056,196 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
      Shareholders' Equity and Consolidated Financial Statements in the
      Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 1999.
<F9>
      Consists of $272,203 of additional paid in capital, $223,577 of
      retained earnings and ($124,623) of treasury stock.
<F10>
      For the quarter ended March 31, 2000, Ethan Allen's revenues were
      derived from sales generated by its wholesale and retail operations.
<F11>
      Consists of $752 of interest expense and $226 of deferred amortization
      costs.
<F12>
      Basic earnings per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2000 was $0.58.
<F13>
      Diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2000 was $0.57.
</FN>