<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE GROVE COMPANIES' COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF 9/30/95, 9/28/96, 9/27/97, 3/27/97 AND 3/27/98 AND THE COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED 9/30/95, 9/28/96, AND 9/27/97 AND FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 3/27/97 AND 3/28/98 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001064527 <NAME> GROVE HOLDINGS LLC <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR YEAR YEAR 6-MOS 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-1995 SEP-28-1996 SEP-27-1997 MAR-27-1997 MAR-28-1998 <PERIOD-START> OCT-02-1994 OCT-01-1995 SEP-29-1996 SEP-29-1996 SEP-28-1997 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1995 SEP-28-1996 SEP-27-1997 MAR-27-1997 MAR-28-1998 <CASH> 18,685 8,164 5,024 9,243 4,085 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 75,403 123,597 146,447 157,259 134,610 <ALLOWANCES> (1,891) (2,553) (2,717) (2,439) (3,266) <INVENTORY> 199,684 222,542 215,332 229,007 225,255 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 299,248 358,450 460,539 418,601 428,317 <PP&E> 146,507 183,821 243,481 195,659 245,691 <DEPRECIATION> (73,165) (82,645) (95,893) (81,858) (84,829) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 677,723 730,158 881,496 810,971 855,251 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 144,401 173,256 168,326 176,869 181,617 <BONDS> 0 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 0 0 0 0 0 <OTHER-SE> 129,480 502,554 628,492 568,888 570,484 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 677,723 730,158 881,496 810,971 855,251 <SALES> 503,815 794,209 856,812 409,206 405,903 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 503,815 794,209 856,812 409,206 405,903 <CGS> 377,226 609,130 653,539 316,194 321,337 <TOTAL-COSTS> 84,740 128,116 130,708 63,731 65,963 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 3,390 5,655 4,136 0 162 <LOSS-PROVISION> 86 688 538 269 549 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,614 3,326 2,042 1,449 1,779 <INCOME-PRETAX> 35,782 47,636 68,469 27,956 14,442 <INCOME-TAX> 19,013 22,188 26,249 10,735 11,174 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 16,769 25,448 42,220 17,221 3,248 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 16,769 25,448 42,220 17,221 3,248 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 0 0 0 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 0 0 0 0