
<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
     THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM
     BLAIR CORPORATION'S 3/31/00 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN
     ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FIRST QUARTER, 2000 10-Q FILING FOR
     BLAIR CORPORATION.
  </LEGEND>
<CIK>                         0000071525
<NAME>                        BLAIR CORPORATION

<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-END>                                   MAR-31-2000
<CASH>                                         4,903,952
<SECURITIES>                                   0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  165,860,789<F1>
<ALLOWANCES>                                   39,861,622
<INVENTORY>                                    85,952,253
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               272,610,596
<PP&E>                                         109,492,290
<DEPRECIATION>                                 61,661,359
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 321,200,603
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          82,640,348
<BONDS>                                        0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0
<PREFERRED>                                    0
<COMMON>                                       419,810
<OTHER-SE>                                     227,097,445<F2>
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<SALES>                                        130,063,638
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               140,724,458
<CGS>                                          64,034,434
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  129,570,302
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               0
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<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             455,437
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<INCOME-TAX>                                   4,216,000
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            6,938,156
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<EXTRAORDINARY>                                0
<CHANGES>                                      0
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<EPS-BASIC>                                    .85
<EPS-DILUTED>                                  .85
<FN>
<F1>AMOUNT REPRESENTS NET ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.
<F2>AMOUNT INCLUDES ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL, RETAINED EARNINGS,
     TREASURY STOCK, AND THE EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN RECEIVABLE.
</FN>


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