<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE COMPANY'S CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 25, 1999 AND SUCH IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCETO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000924902 <NAME> JPS AUTOMOTIVE L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-END> SEP-25-1999 <CASH> 7,972 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 42,313 <ALLOWANCES> 2,401 <INVENTORY> 10,719 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 68,585 <PP&E> 62,407 <DEPRECIATION> (12,122) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 229,258 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 16,684 <BONDS> 87,589 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 116,750 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 229,258 <SALES> 195,967 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 195,967 <CGS> 176,426 <TOTAL-COSTS> 8,855 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 6,326 <INCOME-PRETAX> (2,277) <INCOME-TAX> (514) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (1,763) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 791 <NET-INCOME> (2,554) <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0