<TABLE> <S> <C>

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<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMMARY COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
EXTRACTED FROM HUSSMAN INTERNATIONAL'S COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH COMBINED AND
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE NOTES THERETO.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000
       
<S>                             <C>                     <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1998             DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1998             JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1998             DEC-31-1997
<CASH>                                              26                      38
<SECURITIES>                                         0                       0
<RECEIVABLES>                                      288                     211
<ALLOWANCES>                                         3                       2
<INVENTORY>                                        107                     147
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                   430                     401
<PP&E>                                             326                     295
<DEPRECIATION>                                     158                     135
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                     654                     614
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                              236                     222
<BONDS>                                            201                     177<F2>
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0                       0
<PREFERRED>                                          0                       0
<COMMON>                                             0                       0
<OTHER-SE>                                         186                     187
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                       654                     614
<SALES>                                          1,221                   1,096
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                 1,221                   1,096
<CGS>                                              964                     890
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                      964                     890
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0                       0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0                       0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                  19<F1>                  19<F1>
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                     96                     (3)
<INCOME-TAX>                                        39                       9
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                 57                    (13)
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0                       0
<CHANGES>                                            0                       0
<NET-INCOME>                                        58                    (13)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.13                       0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.11                       0
<FN>
<F1>AMOUNTS INCLUDE INTEREST EXPENSE PAID TO WHITMAN OF $1.0 AND $17.3 FOR THE 
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997, RESPECTIVELY.
<F2>$174.0 OF THIS BALANCE REPRESENTS AMOUNTS DUE WHITMAN, HUSSMANN'S FORMER 
PARENT.
</FN>
        

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