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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, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

1,000 3-MOS DEC-31-1999 JAN-01-1999 MAR-31-1999 117,478 0 300,072 11,796 0 543,960 270,007 155,023 1,732,664 405,499 938,883 0 0 217,354 4,497 1,732,664 421,504 421,504 248,758 248,758 83,936 0 15,135 74,157 30,256 43,901 0 0 0 43,901 .32 .31