<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the consolidated statement of earnings, consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of cash flows included in the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending January 31, 1999, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <CURRENCY> CANADIAN DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> MAY-02-1999 <PERIOD-START> NOV-02-1998 <PERIOD-END> JAN-31-1999 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 0.6515 <CASH> 690,331 <SECURITIES> 238,674 <RECEIVABLES> 451,466 <ALLOWANCES> 15,236 <INVENTORY> 192,890 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,642,754 <PP&E> 1,046,053 <DEPRECIATION> 554,835 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,483,767 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 391,003 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 528,548 <OTHER-SE> 1,014,641 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 2,483,767 <SALES> 450,753 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 450,753 <CGS> 187,962 <TOTAL-COSTS> 382,783 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 3,702 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 7,633 <INCOME-PRETAX> 183,289 <INCOME-TAX> 62,019 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 120,119 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 120,119 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.68 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.66