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<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM 
JPS AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES  CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE SHEET
AND CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE  MONTHS  ENDED 
SEPTEMBER  27,  1997 AND SUCH IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE
TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                        JPS AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS CORP.
       
                             
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