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<ARTICLE>                                                                 5
<LEGEND>  THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED
          FROM THE HASTINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES FORM
          10-Q FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTMEBER 30, 1996, AND IS
          QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL
          STATEMENTS.
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