<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOUND ON PAGES ONE AND TWO ON THE COMPANY'S 10Q FOR THE YEAR TO DATE. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000719494 <NAME> INRAD, INC. <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997 <CASH> 104,401 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 679,475 <ALLOWANCES> 5,000 <INVENTORY> 1,828,067 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 2,830,899 <PP&E> 5,088,733 <DEPRECIATION> 3,863,101 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 4,502,838 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,152,260 <BONDS> 2,299,386 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 21,216 <OTHER-SE> 1,030,776 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 4,502,838 <SALES> 2,507,281 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 2,507,281 <CGS> 2,000,026 <TOTAL-COSTS> 2,000,026 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 62,685 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 129,824 <INCOME-PRETAX> (383,501) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (383,501) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (383,501) <EPS-PRIMARY> (0.18) <EPS-DILUTED> 0