<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM ALLEN TELECOM'S DECEMBER 31, 1997 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1997 <CASH> 30,775 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 107,648 <ALLOWANCES> (1,934) <INVENTORY> 93,768 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 242,036 <PP&E> 107,264 <DEPRECIATION> (46,721) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 514,433 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 131,021 <BONDS> 97,915 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 29,746 <OTHER-SE> 231,076 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 514,433 <SALES> 432,508 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 432,508 <CGS> (281,591) <TOTAL-COSTS> (281,591) <OTHER-EXPENSES> (100,357) <LOSS-PROVISION> (796) <INTEREST-EXPENSE> (3,051) <INCOME-PRETAX> 46,713 <INCOME-TAX> (17,723) <INCOME-CONTINUING> 23,981 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> (632) <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 23,349 <EPS-PRIMARY> .87<F1> <EPS-DILUTED> .86<F1> <FN> <F1>The Earnings per Share amounts have been restated to conform to the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings per Share". We have replaced primary and fully diluted amounts with basic and diluted per share amounts, respectively. </FN>