<ARTICLE> 9 <CIK> 0001085706 <NAME> PENNSYLVANIA COMMERCE BANCORP INC <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999 <CASH> 12,271 <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS> 268,932 <FED-FUNDS-SOLD> 2,400 <TRADING-ASSETS> 0 <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE> 29,597 <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING> 29,597 <INVESTMENTS-MARKET> 28,777 <LOANS> 206,012 <ALLOWANCE> 2,690 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 357,108 <DEPOSITS> 334,367 <SHORT-TERM> 0 <LIABILITIES-OTHER> 2,342 <LONG-TERM> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 400 <COMMON> 1,560 <OTHER-SE> 18,439 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY> 357,108 <INTEREST-LOAN> 12,150 <INTEREST-INVEST> 5,778 <INTEREST-OTHER> 0 <INTEREST-TOTAL> 17,928 <INTEREST-DEPOSIT> 7,158 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 7,172 <INTEREST-INCOME-NET> 10,756 <LOAN-LOSSES> 602 <SECURITIES-GAINS> 1 <EXPENSE-OTHER> 10,294 <INCOME-PRETAX> 3,294 <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY> 3,294 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 2,168 <EPS-BASIC> 1.35 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.26 <YIELD-ACTUAL> 7.82 <LOANS-NON> 594 <LOANS-PAST> 0 <LOANS-TROUBLED> 0 <LOANS-PROBLEM> 95 <ALLOWANCE-OPEN> 2,232 <CHARGE-OFFS> 155 <RECOVERIES> 11 <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE> 2,690 <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC> 2,690 <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN> 0 <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED> 0