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                                                            Exhibit 27(i)


                      THE STANLEY WORKS AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       RESTATED FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE


This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from The Stanley
Works and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Operations
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<RESTATED>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                                                                                            
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS                   6-MOS                   3-MOS                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          JAN-03-1998             JAN-03-1998             JAN-03-1998             DEC-28-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-27-1997             JUN-28-1997             MAR-29-1997             DEC-28-1996
<CASH>                                         146,700                 107,600                  76,400                  84,000
<SECURITIES>                                         0                       0                       0                       0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  483,200                 457,100                 453,300                 468,800
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0                       0                       0                  22,500
<INVENTORY>                                    307,700                 323,400                 329,200                 338,100
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                             1,018,200                 940,900                 899,200                 910,900
<PP&E>                                       1,159,900               1,160,300               1,206,300               1,224,400
<DEPRECIATION>                                 656,700                 652,000                 644,700                 654,000
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               1,736,600               1,666,800               1,633,500               1,659,600
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          575,700                 490,200                 387,000                 381,600
<BONDS>                                        288,900                 295,800                 298,900                 342,600
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0                       0                       0                       0
<PREFERRED>                                          0                       0                       0                       0
<COMMON>                                       230,900                 230,900                 230,900                 230,900
<OTHER-SE>                                     409,200                 485,800                 561,000                 549,200
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 1,736,600               1,666,800               1,633,500               1,659,600
<SALES>                                      1,970,700               1,320,200                 646,600               2,670,800
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                             1,970,700               1,320,200                 646,600               2,670,800
<CGS>                                        1,314,100                 877,500                 431,400               1,795,500
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                1,314,100                 877,500                 431,400               1,795,500
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0                       0                       0                       0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0                       0                       0                       0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              12,900                   8,700                   4,300                  22,500
<INCOME-PRETAX>                               (69,200)                (22,800)                  58,700                 174,200
<INCOME-TAX>                                     (800)                   5,000                  22,000                  77,300
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                           (68,400)                (27,800)                  36,700                  96,900
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0                       0                       0                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0                       0                       0                       0
<CHANGES>                                            0                       0                       0                       0
<NET-INCOME>                                  (68,400)                (27,800)                  36,700                  96,900
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                    (.77)<F1>               (.31)<F1>                 .41<F1>                1.09<F1>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                    (.77)<F1>               (.31)<F1>                 .41<F1>                1.08<F1>
<FN>

<F1>In December 1997, the company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS) No. 128, "Earnings per Share". All per share data on
the above Financial Data Schedule has been retroactively restated in
accordance with SFAS No. 128.

</FN>