<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS OF UNITED STATES FILTER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> MAR-31-1999 MAR-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> OCT-01-1998 APR-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1998 <CASH> 38,032 0 <SECURITIES> 377 0 <RECEIVABLES> 1,162,523 0 <ALLOWANCES> (45,894) 0 <INVENTORY> 534,823 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 2,194,184 0 <PP&E> 1,426,165 0 <DEPRECIATION> (362,757) 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 5,126,345 0 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,262,197 0 <BONDS> 1,401,719 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 <COMMON> 1,766 0 <OTHER-SE> 1,731,201 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 5,126,345 0 <SALES> 1,225,109 3,570,322 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,225,109 3,570,322 <CGS> 861,690 2,511,304 <TOTAL-COSTS> 861,690 2,511,304 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 2,123 12,387 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 29,999 85,180 <INCOME-PRETAX> 99,265 18,356 <INCOME-TAX> 35,774 50,051 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 63,491 (31,695) <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 63,491 (31,695) <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.37 (0.19) <EPS-DILUTED> 0.36 (0.19)