5 0000022701 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. 1 U.S. DOLLARS 9-MOS DEC-31-1998 JAN-01-1998 SEP-30-1998 1 16,592,858 21,150 14,116,145 864,000 19,923,846 51,280,045 29,360,359 18,695,423 74,187,269 9,989,513 0 0 0 439,665 63,758,091 74,187,269 52,485,367 52,485,367 36,688,322 36,688,322 8,433,891 0 3,803 8,477,987 1,890,000 6,587,987 0 0 0 6,587,987 0.72 0.72