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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM EQUIFAX INC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF, AND FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

1,000 9-MOS DEC-31-2000 JAN-01-2000 SEP-30-2000 123,811 0 349,965 20,021 0 625,694 309,746 201,967 2,063,516 424,008 1,145,025 0 0 218,816 87,919 2,063,516 1,467,200 1,467,200 828,700 828,700 315,997 0 57,474 269,770 110,148 159,622 0 0 0 159,622 1.19 1.18