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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SUN HYDRAULICS CORPORATION FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 1, 2000 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

1,000 3-MOS DEC-30-2000 JAN-02-2000 APR-01-2000 1,068 0 7,645 (202) 8,169 17,355 72,153 (25,577) 65,021 8,330 0 0 0 6 41,711 65,021 20,069 20,069 14,964 18,630 (53) 0 290 1,202 345 857 0 0 0 857 .13 .13