<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS DATA SCHEDULE CONTAINS RESTATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE TJ
INTERNATIONAL, INC. BALANCE SHEET AT SEPT. 28, 1996 AND FROM ITS
STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 28, 1996. THE INFORMATION
PRESENTED IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
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<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-28-1996
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<SECURITIES>                                         0
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