UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549


                                    FORM 8-K

             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 18, 2000




                            MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


   Delaware                      01-19826                     52-1604305
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(State or other               (Commission File              (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of                   Number)                 Identification No.)
Incorporation)



              160 South Industrial Blvd., Calhoun, Georgia 30701
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         (Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)


                                (706) 629-7721
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             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Item 5.  Other Events
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         On April 18, 2000, Mohawk Industries, Inc. ("Mohawk") issued a press
         release announcing first quarter earnings for 2000. A copy of such
         press release is included as an exhibit to this report and incorporated
         herein by reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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      C. Exhibits

         99.1 Press Release dated April 18, 2000


                                   SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                           Mohawk Industries, Inc.



Date: April 18, 2000                       By: /s/ Frank H. Boykin
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                                               Frank H. Boykin
                                               Corporate Controller


                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
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 99.1       Press Release dated April 18, 2000