<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 6/30/99 AND IS QUALIFIED
IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000030371
<NAME> DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
<MULTIPLIER> 1000

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1999
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                    9,622,000
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                 12,875,000
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                       5,396,000
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                     1,663,000
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              29,556,000
<COMMON>                                     4,522,000
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                            0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                          4,349,000
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>               8,871,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          104,000
<PREFERRED>                                    209,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                         6,082,000
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                              18,000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>               1,499,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                  983,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                       20,000
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                    122,000
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                 6,000
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>              13,269,000
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>               29,556,000
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                    8,851,000
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                           336,000
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   7,693,000
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   8,029,000
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                      1,158,000
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                              93,000
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>               1,507,000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                       252,000
<NET-INCOME>                                 1,255,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                     10,000
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                1,245,000
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                       601,000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                       97,000
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                       1,122,000
<EPS-BASIC>                                       3.42<F1>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     3.41
<FN>
<F1>Represents basic earnings per share
</FN>