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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM EQUIFAX INC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

1,000 6-MOS DEC-31-1999 JAN-01-1999 JUN-30-1999 152,343 0 294,535 12,356 0 562,322 274,703 160,811 1,737,704 399,710 941,589 0 0 217,639 7,094 1,737,704 864,090 864,090 505,488 505,488 172,912 0 30,426 164,286 68,279 96,007 0 0 0 96,007 .69 .68