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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM EQUIFAX INC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

1,000 3-MOS DEC-31-1998 JAN-01-1998 MAR-31-1998 76,070 0 284,583 9,911 0 434,539 227,995 129,879 1,242,929 335,037 428,203 0 0 216,276 705,573 1,242,929 353,094 353,094 201,970 201,970 70,130 0 7,032 74,683 29,948 44,735 0 0 0 44,735 .32 .31