5 THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM EQUIFAX INC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1,000 US$ 9-MOS DEC-31-1998 JAN-01-1998 SEP-30-1998 1 85,935 0 338,439 7,898 0 518,207 267,596 146,225 1,830,677 421,236 849,039 0 0 216,778 806,426 1,830,677 1,171,972 1,171,972 680,509 680,509 218,639 0 27,973 249,605 100,709 148,896 0 0 0 148,896 1.05 1.03