<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND> 
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from 
FMC Corporation Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 and is 
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. 
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000
       
                                         
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<FN>

<F1> INCOME BEFORE TAXES INCLUDES MINORITY INTERESTS OF 59 AND 61 FOR DECEMBER
     31, 1995 AND 1994, RESPECTIVELY. MINORITY INTERESTS ARE PRIMARILY LIMITED
     PARTNER'S SHARE OF PARTNERSHIP PROFITS FOR WHICH TAX HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED.

<F2> INCOME BEFORE TAXES IN 1995 INCLUDES RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES OF 
     $135, A WRITE-OFF OF ACQUIRED IN-PROCESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF 
     $15 AND A GAIN ON THE SALE OF FMC WYOMING STOCK OF $98.

<F3> SEE FOOTNOTE 2. THE AFTER-TAX IMPACT OF THESE ITEMS WAS A FAVORABLE $3.5, 
     OR $0.09 PER SHARE.
</FN>