EXHIBIT 32.2

                                  CERTIFICATION
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                          AS ADOPTED BY SECTION 906 OF
                         THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



I, James H. Perry, as Chief Financial Officer of United Industrial Corporation
(the "Company") certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

           a. the accompanying Form 10-Q report for the period ended September
30, 2003 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

           b. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

Date:      November 13, 2003                        /s/ James H. Perry
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                                                    James H. Perry
                                                    Chief Financial Officer





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