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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                   UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                           (AMENDMENT NO.     1    )*
                                          ---------


                                   Avnet, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   053807103
                  --------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes). 



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CUSIP No. 053807103                       13G                  Page 2 of 4 Pages



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 1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
      A I M Management Group Inc., on behalf of itself and its wholly-owned
      subsidiaries, A I M Advisors, Inc. and A I M Capital Management, Inc.
      I.D. No. 74-1881407

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 2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*       
                                                             (a) /  /
                                                             (b) /  /

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 3    SEC USE ONLY



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 4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION


      State of Delaware
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                               5     SOLE VOTING POWER

          NUMBER OF            
                               
           SHARES              -------------------------------------------------
                               6     SHARED VOTING POWER
        BENEFICIALLY           
                                                 
          OWNED BY                   
                               ------------------------------------------------
            EACH               7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
          REPORTING 
                               
           PERSON              ------------------------------------------------
                               8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                  
            WITH    
                                     
        
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 9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON



- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*



- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9



- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*


        HC
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                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G



Item 1(a)     NAME OF ISSUER:
              Avnet, Inc.
              
Item 1(b)     ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
              80 Cutter Mill Road
              Great Neck, NY  11021
              
Item 2(a)     NAME OF PERSON FILING:
              A I M Management Group Inc.
              
Item 2(b)     ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:
              11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1919
              Houston, Texas  77046
              
Item 2(c)     CITIZENSHIP:
              State of Delaware
              
Item 2(d)     TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
              Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
              
Item 2(e)     CUSIP NUMBER:
              053807103
              
Item 3        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:
              Parent Holding Company, in accordance with section
              240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
              
Item 4(a)     AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996:
              N/A
              
Item 4(b)     PERCENT OF CLASS:
              N/A
              
Item 4(c)     DEEMED VOTING POWER AND DISPOSITION POWER:
              (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote: N/A
              (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote: N/A
              (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                    N/A
              (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                    N/A
              
Item 5        OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:
              This statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
              December 31, 1996, the reporting person has ceased to be the
              beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
              securities.
              
Item 6        OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER
              PERSON: N/A
              
              
              
              
              
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Item 7        IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
              ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING
              COMPANY: A I M Advisors, Inc. and A I M Capital Management,
              Inc., Investment Advisers registered under Section 203 of the
              Investment Advisers Act
              
Item 8        IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP: N/A
              
Item 9        NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF A GROUP:
              N/A
              
Item 10       CERTIFICATION:
              By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
              and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
              the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the
              purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
              influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
              were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in
              any transaction having such purposes or effect.
              
              SIGNATURE:
              After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
              belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
              statement is true, complete and correct.
              
              
              Date:  February 12, 1997          A I M Management Group Inc.
              
              
                                                /s/ CAROL F. RELIHAN
              
                                                Carol F. Relihan
                                                Vice President, Secretary
                                                and General Counsel
              
              

** Please call Sharon Poessel at (713) 214-1126 with questions regarding this
   filing.





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