<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME, FOR YEAR TO DATE 09/30/96 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS </LEGEND> <RESTATED> <CIK> 0000030371 <NAME> DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1996 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 0 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 0 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 0 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 0 <COMMON> 0 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 0 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 0 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 0 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 0 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 0 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 8,551,800 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 558,900 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 6,843,800 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 7,402,700 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 1,708,000 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 111,600 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 1,258,500 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 377,100 <NET-INCOME> 881,400 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 33,200 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 848,200 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 423,189 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 182,844 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 1,781,400 <EPS-PRIMARY> 2.34 <EPS-DILUTED> 0