<ARTICLE>                     UT
<LEGEND>
          THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED
          FROM THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME, CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
          OF CASH FLOWS, AND CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF AND FOR YEAR TO
          DATE 3/31/99 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO
          SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                                           DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
<MULTIPLIER>                                     1000
       
                                              
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                 3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                       DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                                          JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                                            MAR-31-1999
<BOOK-VALUE>                                               PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                                 9,603,000
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                              12,286,000
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                    5,043,000
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                  1,779,000
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                    0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                           28,711,000
<COMMON>                                                  4,504,000
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                         0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                       4,463,000
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                            8,967,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                       104,000
<PREFERRED>                                                 209,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                      6,164,000
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                            9,000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                         0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                            1,563,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                               993,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                    20,000
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                   6,000
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                              2,000
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                           12,181,000
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                            28,711,000
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                 4,160,000
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                        209,000
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                3,533,000
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                3,742,000
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                     627,000
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                           56,000
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                            1,099,000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                    132,000
<NET-INCOME>                                                967,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                   5,000
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                               962,000
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                    200,000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                    48,000
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                      547,000
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                                  2.65<F1>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                  2.64
        

<FN>
<F1>REPRESENTS BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE
</FN>