<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE JORE CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AT MARCH 31, 1998 AND 1999, RESPECTIVELY AND THE RELATED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FO RTHE YEARS THEN ENDED AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS 12-MOS 12-MOS 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 JAN-01-1998 JAN-01-1998 JAN-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1999 DEC-31-1998 MAR-31-1998 DEC-31-1997 <CASH> 22,616 34,736 136,699 113,471 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 8,269,558 16,199,017 5,136,392 6,498,364 <ALLOWANCES> 0 0 0 10,987 <INVENTORY> 11,875,337 8,182,542 6,752,197 4,740,004 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 20,420,404 25,111,371 12,056,408 11,375,021 <PP&E> 26,770,335 22,164,951 8,257,325 6,318,940 <DEPRECIATION> 2,348,776 2,349,407 1,584,214 1,484,475 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 46,017,840 45,962,582 20,279,211 17,759,178 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 23,181,945 25,083,846 10,481,221 10,548,929 <BONDS> 15,624,314 14,589,346 5,916,444 4,689,437 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 1,777,233 1,694,931 751,392 736,392 <OTHER-SE> 5,434,348 4,594,459 3,130,154 1,784,420 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 46,017,840 45,962,582 20,279,211 17,759,178 <SALES> 9,798,361 44,888,324 7,518,754 23,655,966 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 9,798,361 44,888,324 7,578,754 23,655,966 <CGS> 6,858,694 31,167,724 4,925,502 17,098,184 <TOTAL-COSTS> 6,858,694 31,167,724 4,925,502 17,098,184 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,645,199 6,125,757 1,023,554 3,223,800 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 10,987 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 454,904 1,356,328 258,915 792,932 <INCOME-PRETAX> 839,564 6,236,515 1,370,783 2,541,050 <INCOME-TAX> 0 0 0 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 839,564 6,236,515 1,370,783 2,541,050 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 839,564 6,236,515 1,370,783 2,541,050 <EPS-BASIC> 0.09 0.66 0.15 0.27 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.09 0.66 0.15 0.27