5 0000022701 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. 1 U.S. DOLLARS 9-MOS 6-MOS 3-MOS DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1997 JAN-01-1997 JAN-01-1997 JAN-01-1997 SEP-30-1997 JUN-30-1997 MAR-31-1997 1 1 1 23,644,909 20,715,678 18,016,563 796,100 786,325 909,873 13,009,181 12,453,420 11,872,707 796,000 788,000 306,000 18,105,242 16,055,091 15,260,324 56,246,620 50,559,553 47,419,724 26,072,307 25,793,418 24,776,642 16,845,146 16,355,320 15,792,979 78,675,835 73,386,000 70,352,179 11,782,764 10,072,574 9,302,377 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 465,357 460,061 459,561 66,427,714 62,853,365 60,590,241 78,675,835 73,386,000 70,352,179 56,787,475 36,997,263 16,816,019 56,787,475 36,997,263 16,816,019 38,674,614 25,659,409 11,825,031 38,674,614 25,659,409 11,825,031 8,353,346 5,611,137 2,623,506 0 0 0 0 0 935 10,991,328 6,501,963 2,743,539 2,785,000 1,450,000 575,000 8,206,328 5,051,963 2,168,539 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8,206,328 5,051,963 2,168,539 0.89 0.55 0.24 0.88 0.55 0.24