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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE AUGUST 31, 2000 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND RELATED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PAYCHEX, INC., AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

0000723531 PAYCHEX, INC. 1,000 3-MOS MAY-31-2001 JUN-01-2000 AUG-31-2000 48,003 2,247,206 114,423 0 0 2,416,332 198,749 123,173 2,510,902 1,885,176 0 0 0 3,723 616,388 2,510,902 0 203,883 0 45,927 79,130 0 0 84,360 25,730 58,630 0 0 0 58,630 .16 .16