<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Statement of Financial Position at January 31, 2001 and the Statement of Operations for the nine-month period ended January 31, 2001 and is in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000880121 <NAME> MARKET AMERICA, INC. <CURRENCY> 1 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> APR-30-2001 <PERIOD-START> MAY-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> JAN-31-2001 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <CASH> 47,947,586 <SECURITIES> 9,750,934 <RECEIVABLES> 1,648,496 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 3,478,421 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 63,827,127 <PP&E> 15,073,018 <DEPRECIATION> 1,664,818 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 81,370,376 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 9,847,151 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 194 <OTHER-SE> 69,547,935 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 81,370,376 <SALES> 101,416,349 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 101,416,349 <CGS> 26,570,136 <TOTAL-COSTS> 26,570,136 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 56,718,706 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 116,838 <INCOME-PRETAX> 21,109,664 <INCOME-TAX> 7,502,059 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 18,127,507 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 13,607,605 <EPS-BASIC> 0.70 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.70