Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Yarbrough Joseph JR
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/18/2005
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC [MHK]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
160 SOUTH INDUSTRIAL BLVD., P.O. BOX 12069
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
VICE PRESIDENT-OPERATIONS / VICE PRESIDENT-OPERATIONS
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CALHOUN, GA 30703
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 748
D
 
Common Stock 157
I
by Managed Account

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) 02/27/2006 02/27/2011 Common Stock 3,275 $ 30.53 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) 02/26/2007 02/26/2012 Common Stock 700 $ 63.14 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) 02/05/2007(1) 02/05/2014 Common Stock 3,481 $ 73.45 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) 02/23/2010 02/23/2015 Common Stock 1,132 $ 88.33 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 02/27/2002 02/27/2011 Common Stock 1,725 $ 30.53 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 02/24/2005(2) 02/24/2013 Common Stock 2,800 $ 48.5 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 02/26/2005(3) 02/26/2012 Common Stock 1,400 $ 63.14 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 02/05/2005(4) 02/05/2014 Common Stock 6,519 $ 73.45 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 02/23/2006(5) 02/23/2015 Common Stock 8,868 $ 88.33 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Yarbrough Joseph JR
160 SOUTH INDUSTRIAL BLVD.
P.O. BOX 12069
CALHOUN, GA 30703
      VICE PRESIDENT-OPERATIONS VICE PRESIDENT-OPERATIONS

Signatures

JOE YARBROUGH, JR. 05/27/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The option vests according to the following schedule: 759 shares on 2/5/07, 1361 shares on 2/5/08 and 1361 shares on 2/5/09.
(2) The option vests according to the following schedule: 700 shares on 2/24/05, 700 shares on 2/24/06, 700 shares on 2/24/07 and 700 shares on 2/24/08.
(3) The option vests according to the following schedule: 700 shares on 2/26/05 and 700 shares on 2/26/06.
(4) The option vests according to the following schedule: 2000 shares on 2/5/05, 2000 shares on 2/5/06, 1241 shares on 2/5/07, 639 shares on 2/5/08 and 639 shares on 2/5/09.
(5) The option vests according to the following schedule: 2000 shares on 2/23/06, 2000 shares on 2/23/07, 2000 shares on 2/23/08, 2000 shares on 2/23/09 and 868 shares on 2/23/10.

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