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<NAME> KENT ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS                   6-MOS                   9-MOS                   YEAR            3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>               APR-01-2000             APR-01-2000             APR-01-2000             APR-01-2000     MAR-31-2001
<PERIOD-END>                    JUL-03-1999             OCT-02-1999             JAN-01-2000             APR-01-2000     JUL-01-2000
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<SECURITIES>                              0                       0                       0                       0               0
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<INVENTORY>                         104,121                 121,765                 130,009                 125,941         119,136
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                    464,186                 487,457                 505,796                 532,543         541,184
<PP&E>                               80,754                  82,297                  83,809                  84,966          81,690
<DEPRECIATION>                       25,022                  26,384                  27,899                  29,209          27,414
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                      617,555                 638,512                 674,933                 701,893         715,138
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                79,214                  96,151                 117,184                 127,450         127,168
<BONDS>                             207,000                 207,000                 207,000                 207,000         207,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                     0                       0                       0                       0               0
<PREFERRED>                               0                       0                       0                       0               0
<COMMON>                             62,769                  63,009                  64,072                  67,602          71,056
<OTHER-SE>                          260,574                 264,329                 269,629                 277,130         286,004
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>        617,555                 638,512                 674,933                 701,893         715,138
<SALES>                             150,200                 323,673                 522,001                 742,837         223,313
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                    150,200                 323,673                 522,001                 742,837         223,313
<CGS>                               119,360                 257,990                 412,643                 586,538         177,069
<TOTAL-COSTS>                       119,360                 257,990                 412,643                 586,538         177,069
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                          0                       0                       0                       0               0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                         49                     164                      46                     589             145
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                    2,578                   5,153                   7,727                  10,470           2,709
<INCOME-PRETAX>                       4,673                   8,765                  19,124                  29,115           9,863
<INCOME-TAX>                          1,877                   3,520                   7,680                  11,692           3,945
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                   2,796                   5,245                  11,444                  17,423           5,918
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<EXTRAORDINARY>                           0                       0                       0                       0               0
<CHANGES>                                 0                       0                       0                       0               0
<NET-INCOME>                          1,909                   5,593                  10,821                  18,251           8,819
<EPS-BASIC>                            0.07                    0.20                    0.39                    0.65            0.31
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