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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM EQUIFAX INC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF AND FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997. AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

U.S.$ 9-MOS DEC-31-1997 JAN-01-1997 SEP-30-1997 1 58,071 0 269,268 5,768 0 391,499 216,307 122,848 1,118,289 326,002 273,544 0 0 215,296 621,796 1,118,289 999,114 999,114 579,717 579,717 190,349 0 15,033 258,667 111,696 146,971 1,449 0 0 148,420 1.03 1.03