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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM EQUIFAX INC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

1,000 U.S. DOLLARS YEAR DEC-31-1997 JAN-01-1997 DEC-31-1997 1 52,251 0 276,853 6,188 0 400,932 219,423 124,689 1,177,104 327,609 339,301 0 0 215,581 659,645 1,177,104 1,366,087 1,366,087 778,936 778,936 288,243 0 20,797 323,138 137,613 185,525 1,449 0 (3,237) 183,737 1.27 1.24