<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.'S CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1 <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1999 <CASH> 17,500,000 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 547,800,000 <ALLOWANCES> 10,300,000 <INVENTORY> 536,400,000 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,121,100,000 <PP&E> 158,600,000 <DEPRECIATION> 105,500,000 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,434,700,000 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 495,500,000 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 35,900,000 <OTHER-SE> 420,500,000 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,434,700,000 <SALES> 2,670,000,000 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 2,670,000,000 <CGS> 2,042,700,000 <TOTAL-COSTS> 2,557,200,000 <OTHER-EXPENSES> (300,000) <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 34,900,000 <INCOME-PRETAX> 78,200,000 <INCOME-TAX> 8,500,000 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 69,700,000 <DISCONTINUED> 54,500,000 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 124,200,000 <EPS-BASIC> 3.31 <EPS-DILUTED> 3.26