PRINCIPAL INTERNATIONAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND INC
NSAR-A, EX-27, 2000-06-16
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          OCT-31-2000
<PERIOD-END>                               APR-30-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST>                       32,205,837
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>                      34,968,934
<RECEIVABLES>                                  102,514
<ASSETS-OTHER>                                   2,091
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS>                           280,835
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              35,354,374
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES>                       131,080
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT>                              0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES>                       70,836
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES>                            201,916
<SENIOR-EQUITY>                                      0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON>                    30,273,278
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK>                        2,018,971
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR>                        1,564,964
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT>                     (32,925)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII>                               0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS>                      2,146,682
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS>                             0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC>                     2,765,423
<NET-ASSETS>                                35,152,458
<DIVIDEND-INCOME>                              204,231
<INTEREST-INCOME>                               30,000
<OTHER-INCOME>                                       0
<EXPENSES-NET>                               (388,400)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME>                      (154,169)
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT>                     4,023,270
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT>                    1,674,351
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS>                        5,543,452
<EQUALIZATION>                                       0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME>                     (25,056)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS>                             0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER>                                0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD>                        671,696
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED>                  (219,971)
<SHARES-REINVESTED>                              2,282
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS>                      12,985,984
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR>                              0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR>                  (1,903,294)
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR>                              0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR>                           0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES>                          200,100
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0
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<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS>                        32,597,529
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN>                             8.56
<PER-SHARE-NII>                                  (.04)
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC>                           2.34
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND>                             (.02)
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS>                            0
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL>                                 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END>                              10.84
<EXPENSE-RATIO>                                   2.27<F1>
<FN>
<F1>Without the Manager's voluntary waiver of a portion of certain expenses
for this period, this fund would have had per share net investment
income of $(.04) and a ratio of expenses to average net assets of 2.27%.
The amount waived was $14.
</FN>


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