5
 0000060667
 LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC
 1,000
       
                             
                   YEAR
                          JAN-29-1999
                             JAN-31-1998
                               JAN-29-1999
                                         222,709
                                    20,343
                                  143,928
                                         0
                                  2,104,845
                             2,585,683
                                       3,636,917
                                       0
                               6,344,651
                        1,765,344
                                              0
                                0
                                          0
                                       176,321
                                   2,959,631
                 6,344,651
                                     12,244,882
                            12,244,882
                                        8,950,156
                                8,950,156
                             2,461,569
                                     0
                              74,735
                                758,422
                                   276,000
                            482,422
                                       0
                                      0
                                            0
                                   482,422
                                     1.37
                                     1.36