<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> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1998 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1.0 <CASH> 48 <SECURITIES> 5,078 <RECEIVABLES> 6,613 <ALLOWANCES> (265) <INVENTORY> 11,213 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 23,303 <PP&E> 22,944 <DEPRECIATION> (4,678) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 47,375 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 13,506 <BONDS> 14,065 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 13,721 <OTHER-SE> 5,319 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 47,375 <SALES> 27,773 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 27,773 <CGS> 18,147 <TOTAL-COSTS> 18,147 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 8,828 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> (326) <INCOME-PRETAX> 472 <INCOME-TAX> 203 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 269 <EPS-PRIMARY> .08 <EPS-DILUTED> .08