<ARTICLE> OPUR1
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from New Jersey
Resources Corporations June 30, 2000 Form 10-Q, including the consolidated
statements of income, consolidated statements of cash flows and consolidated
balance sheets and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial
statements.
</LEGEND>

                             
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<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-2000
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          JUN-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                     22,766
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         178,136
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       127,447
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               1,028,315
<COMMON>                                        46,232
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      202,581
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                             87,023
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 335,836
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                        400
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           253,145
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                  17,600
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                   20,479
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                     30,835
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 370,020
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                1,028,315
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      880,387
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            30,569
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                      30,823
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     785,135
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                         95,252
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                 791
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                  96,043
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        14,324
<NET-INCOME>                                    51,150
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                         22
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   51,128
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        22,679
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                       11,469
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         115,172
<EPS-BASIC>                                     2.89
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     2.87