<ARTICLE>                           5
<MULTIPLIER>                        1,000

       
                                                  
<PERIOD-TYPE>                    6-MOS                 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>             DEC-31-1998            DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                  JUN-30-1998            JUN-30-1997
<CASH>                             32,579                  6,788
<SECURITIES>                            0                      0
<RECEIVABLES>                   1,064,539              1,019,350
<ALLOWANCES>                      138,570                142,040
<INVENTORY>                       362,500                360,001
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                1,502,304              1,450,799
<PP&E>                            882,920                849,072
<DEPRECIATION>                    590,229                546,274
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                  3,766,800              3,767,392
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>           1,243,742              1,368,591
<BONDS>                                 0                      0
<COMMON>                          102,919                102,919
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                  14                     14
<PREFERRED>                             0                      0
<OTHER-SE>                              0                      0
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>    3,766,800              3,767,392
<SALES>                         1,584,542              1,489,587
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                1,584,542              1,489,587
<CGS>                           1,410,166              1,339,090
<TOTAL-COSTS>                   1,410,166              1,339,090
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                        0                      0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                   32,327                 40,595
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                 25,127                 25,618
<INCOME-PRETAX>                   160,623                133,570
<INCOME-TAX>                       62,643                 53,428
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                97,980                 80,142
<DISCONTINUED>                          0                      0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                         0                      0
<CHANGES>                               0                      0
<NET-INCOME>                       97,980                 80,142
<EPS-PRIMARY>                        0.49<F1>               0.40<F1>
<EPS-DILUTED>                        0.49<F2>               0.40<F2>
<FN>
<F1>      Amount reported is EPS-BASIC.
<F2>      Amount reported is EPS-DILUTED.
</FN>