<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the June 1999 Form 10-Q of Dade Behring Inc. and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> APR-01-1999 JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1999 JUN-30-1999 <CASH> 30,400 30,400 <SECURITIES> 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 399,300 399,300 <ALLOWANCES> 45,700 45,700 <INVENTORY> 273,100 273,100 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 753,700 753,700 <PP&E> 672,900 672,900 <DEPRECIATION> 322,300 322,300 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,637,600 1,637,600 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 505,000 505,000 <BONDS> 350,000 350,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 <COMMON> 0 0 <OTHER-SE> (176,600) (176,600) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,637,600 1,637,600 <SALES> 322,600 641,600 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 322,600 641,600 <CGS> 145,400 273,600 <TOTAL-COSTS> 351,000 627,000 <OTHER-EXPENSES> (3,600) (5,600) <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 21,100 41,600 <INCOME-PRETAX> (45,900) (21,400) <INCOME-TAX> (18,400) (8,600) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (27,500) (12,800) <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> (8,800) (8,800) <CHANGES> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> (36,300) (21,600) <EPS-BASIC> 0 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 0