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<LEGEND>
         This Schedule Contains Summary Financial Information Extracted From The
Consolidated Financial Statements Of Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. For The Quarter
Ended March  31,1997 And Is  Qualified  In Its  Entirety  By  Reference  To Such
Financial Statements.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                        0 <F1>
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1,000
<CURRENCY>                                     U.S. Dollars
       
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START>                                 JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END>                                   MAR-31-1997
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                0 <F2>
<CASH>                                         32,270
<SECURITIES>                                   0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  34,890 <F3>
<ALLOWANCES>                                   0
<INVENTORY>                                    102,222
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               185,921 <F4>
<PP&E>                                         254,564
<DEPRECIATION>                                 88,891
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 413,975 <F5>
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          61,542 <F6>
<BONDS>                                        67,302 <F7>
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0
<PREFERRED>                                    0 <F8>
<COMMON>                                       147 <F9>
<OTHER-SE>                                     252,272 <F10>
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   413,975
<SALES>                                        144,719
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               144,719 <F11>
<CGS>                                          81,411
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  81,411 <F12>
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               0 <F13>
<LOSS-PROVISION>                               0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             1,697 <F14>
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                21,431
<INCOME-TAX>                                   8,582
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            12,849
<DISCONTINUED>                                 0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                0
<CHANGES>                                      0
<NET-INCOME>                                   12,849
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                  0.88 <F15>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                  0.88 <F16>
<FN>
 <F1>    Not applicable

 <F2>    Not applicable. All figures for Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. are in U.S.
         dollars.

 <F3>    Figure for  receivables is net of allowances  for doubtful  accounts of
         $2,134.

 <F4>    Includes prepaid expenses of $7,990.

 <F5>    Includes goodwill of $9,113 (net of amortization).

 <F6>    Includes  current  portion of long-term  debt of $1,127 as of March 31,
         1997.

 <F7>    Includes  long-term  debt of  $64,176  (net of the  current  portion of
         long-term  debt) and  capitalized  leases of $3,126 (net of the current
         portion of capitalized  leases). As of March 31, 1997 outstanding long-
         term debt of Ethan Allen on a consolidated basis consisted of (i) 8.75%
         senior  notes of $52,616,  (ii) 9.75%  mortgage  note of $1,565 (net of
         current portion),  (iii) industrial  revenue bonds of $8,455,  and (iv)
         other of $1,540  (net of current  portion).  For a  description  of the
         terms of Ethan Allen's  long-term debt, see Footnote 8 to Ethan Allen's
         fiscal 1996 Consolidated Financial Statements.

 <F8>    As of March 31,  1997,  Ethan Allen had no shares of  preferred  stock,
         $.01 par value  per  share,  outstanding.  For a  description  of Ethan
         Allen's  preferred  stock as of June 30, 1996, see Ethan Allen's fiscal
         1996 Consolidated  Statement of Stockholders' Equity and Footnote 10 to
         Ethan Allen's fiscal 1996 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 <F9>    As of March  31,  1997,  Ethan  Allen had  14,710,627  shares of common
         stock,  $.01 par value per share,  issued.  For a description  of Ethan
         Allen's common stock as of June 30, 1996, see Ethan Allen's fiscal 1996
         Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity and Footnote 10 of Ethan
         Allen's fiscal 1996 Consolidated Financial Statements.

<F10>    Consists of $255,389 of additional paid in capital,  $4,452 of retained
         earnings, and ($7,569) of treasury stock.

<F11>    In the quarter ended March 31,1997, Ethan Allen's revenues were derived
         from sales generated by its wholesale and retail operations.

<F12>    -

<F13>    -

<F14>    Consists of $1,595 of  interest  expense  and $102 of  amortization  of
         deferred costs during fiscal 1996.

<F15>    Earnings per share for the quarter ended March 31, 1997, was $0.88. For
         information  on Ethan  Allen's  earnings per share,  see Ethan  Allen's
         Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarter ended March 31, 1997.

<F16>    Earnings per share on a fully diluted basis for the quarter ended March
         31, 1997, were $0.88.
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