<ARTICLE> 5 <RESTATED> <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS 9-MOS 6-MOS 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-1997 SEP-30-1997 SEP-30-1997 SEP-30-1997 <PERIOD-START> OCT-01-1996 OCT-01-1996 OCT-01-1996 OCT-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1997 JUN-30-1997 MAR-31-1997 DEC-31-1996 <CASH> 3,900 3,483 3,284 5,215 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 332,851 294,817 287,573 283,881 <ALLOWANCES> 6,194 5,561 5,855 6,230 <INVENTORY> 104,234 96,663 88,543 84,920 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 474,744 428,570 413,451 430,021 <PP&E> 932,581 988,653 977,496 966,383 <DEPRECIATION> 392,225 412,332 407,565 391,845 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,726,768 1,731,331 1,713,434 1,728,555 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 385,344 356,342 330,682 318,146 <BONDS> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 3,853 3,838 3,833 3,831 <OTHER-SE> 755,988 752,659 751,143 750,310 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,726,768 1,731,331 1,713,434 1,728,555 <SALES> 1,466,573 1,052,697 684,078 340,380 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,466,573 1,052,697 684,078 340,380 <CGS> 1,141,570 828,967 546,918 272,208 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1,141,570 828,967 546,918 272,208 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 142,596 103,758 65,477 32,044 <LOSS-PROVISION> 2,334 1,398 903 350 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 30,715 24,078 16,298 8,320 <INCOME-PRETAX> 154,368 97,376 56,633 27,992 <INCOME-TAX> 46,462 29,094 16,462 8,018 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 107,906 68,282 40,171 19,974 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 107,906 68,282 40,171 19,974 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.41 0.89 0.52 0.26 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.31 0.84 0.49 0.25