<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the consolidated financial statements of Asahi/America, Inc. contained elsewhere in this quarterly report and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000906873 <NAME> ASAHI/AMERICA, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLAR <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1998 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1.0 <CASH> 95 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 5422 <ALLOWANCES> (260) <INVENTORY> 10955 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 16903 <PP&E> 19548 <DEPRECIATION> (4405) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 37470 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 11771 <BONDS> 6248 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 13662 <OTHER-SE> 5027 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 37470 <SALES> 17168 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 17168 <CGS> 11153 <TOTAL-COSTS> 11153 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 5810 <LOSS-PROVISION> (3) <INTEREST-EXPENSE> (173) <INCOME-PRETAX> 29 <INCOME-TAX> 17 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 12 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0