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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM MOHAWK
INDUSTRIES, INC.'S A QUARTERLY REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JULY
3, 1999.
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