<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-2000
<PERIOD-START> OCT-03-1999
<PERIOD-END> JUL-01-2000
<CASH> 397,273
<SECURITIES> 342,954
<RECEIVABLES> 566,482
<ALLOWANCES> 24,001
<INVENTORY> 480,496
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,834,945
<PP&E> 1,278,841
<DEPRECIATION> 674,316
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,786,197
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 585,076
<BONDS> 660,995
0
0
<COMMON> 1,511
<OTHER-SE> 1,538,615
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 2,786,197
<SALES> 2,639,580
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 2,639,580
<CGS> 2,235,849
<TOTAL-COSTS> 2,235,849
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 225,830
<LOSS-PROVISION> 12,137
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> (4,310)<F1>
<INCOME-PRETAX> 173,591
<INCOME-TAX> 73,416
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 100,175
<DISCONTINUED> 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> 100,175
<EPS-BASIC> 0.69<F2>
<EPS-DILUTED> 0.65<F3>
<FN>
<F1>INTEREST EXPENSE IS NET OF INTEREST INCOME, THE POSITIVE AMOUNT IS INCOME AND
THE NEGATIVE IS INTEREST EXPENSE.
<F2>EPS IS REPORTED AS "BASIC EPS" AS PRESCRIBED BY SFAS 128.
<F3>EPS IS REPORTED AS "DILUTED EPS" AS PRESCRIBED BY SFAS 128.
</FN>
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