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<ARTICLE>             5
<LEGEND>
The  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information   extracted  from  the
Wheeling-Pittsburgh  Corporation  Consolidated  Financial Statements as of March
31,  2000 and is  qualified  in its  entirety  by  reference  to such  financial
statements.
</LEGEND>
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<S>                                     <C>
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                                   DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                                                      JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                                                        MAR-31-2000
<CASH>                                                                        0
<SECURITIES>                                                                  0
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<ALLOWANCES>                                                              1,626
<INVENTORY>                                                             268,520
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                                        342,314
<PP&E>                                                                1,149,281
<DEPRECIATION>                                                          500,695
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                        1,285,675
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<BONDS>                                                                 353,902
<COMMON>                                                                      0
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<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                                          1,310,921
<SALES>                                                                 279,594
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                                        279,594
<CGS>                                                                   240,549
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                                           278,747
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                              0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                                              0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                                        9,811
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                                          (9,311)
<INCOME-TAX>                                                             (4,181)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                                      (5,130)
<DISCONTINUED>                                                                0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                               0
<CHANGES>                                                                     0
<NET-INCOME>                                                             (5,130)
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