PRINCIPAL EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND INC
485APOS, EX-27.N4, 2000-12-29
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          OCT-31-2000
<PERIOD-END>                               OCT-31-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST>                        6,210,088
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>                       5,663,430
<RECEIVABLES>                                   75,232
<ASSETS-OTHER>                                       0
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS>                           221,799
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               5,960,461
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES>                        64,396
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT>                              0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES>                       37,047
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES>                            101,443
<SENIOR-EQUITY>                                      0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON>                     6,667,445
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK>                          139,433
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR>                                0
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT>                       40,403
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII>                               0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS>                      (309,725)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS>                             0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC>                     (539,105)
<NET-ASSETS>                                 5,859,018
<DIVIDEND-INCOME>                               32,696
<INTEREST-INCOME>                                9,651
<OTHER-INCOME>                                       0
<EXPENSES-NET>                                (81,158)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME>                       (38,811)
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT>                     (230,511)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT>                    (539,105)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS>                        (808,427)
<EQUALIZATION>                                       0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME>                            0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS>                             0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER>                                0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD>                        139,667
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED>                      (234)
<SHARES-REINVESTED>                                  0
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS>                       5,859,018
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR>                              0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR>                            0
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR>                              0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR>                           0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES>                           25,312
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0
<GROSS-EXPENSE>                                106,574
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS>                         5,478,069
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN>                            10.00
<PER-SHARE-NII>                                 (0.06)
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC>                         (1.28)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND>                                 0
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS>                            0
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL>                                 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END>                               8.66
<EXPENSE-RATIO>                                   2.99<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
$(0.11) and a ratio of expenses to average net assets of 3.67%. The amount
waived was $4,211.
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