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                        New Jersey Resources Corporation            Exhibit 27-1
                           Financial Data Schedule UT
                  For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 1994


THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM NEW JERSEY
RESOURCES CORPORATION'S 1994 ANNUAL REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS INCLUDING THE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME, CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS,
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMMON STOCK EQUITY
AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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