<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET OF INSIGHT ENTERPRISES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES AS OF MARCH 31, 1997 AND THE RELATED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1997 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FORM 10-Q FILING FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 1997. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000932696 <NAME> INSIGHT ENTERPRISES, INC. <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUN-30-1997 <PERIOD-START> JUL-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1997 <CASH> 11,743 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 62,627 <ALLOWANCES> 3,821 <INVENTORY> 28,327 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 103,531 <PP&E> 20,101 <DEPRECIATION> 4,321 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 119,383 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 31,377 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 67 <OTHER-SE> 87,939 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 119,383 <SALES> 346,139 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 346,139 <CGS> 300,446 <TOTAL-COSTS> 300,446 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 32,625 <LOSS-PROVISION> 1,614 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 50 <INCOME-PRETAX> 11,404 <INCOME-TAX> 4,489 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 6,915 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.06 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.06