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

1,000 9-MOS DEC-31-1999 JAN-01-1999 SEP-30-1999 137,109 0 302,477 13,770 0 538,697 276,716 168,154 1,712,434 398,862 938,988 0 0 217,760 (19,711) 1,712,434 1,308,455 1,308,455 757,614 757,614 252,982 0 45,566 262,424 108,319 154,105 0 0 0 154,105 1.12 1.10