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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE MAY 31, 1999 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 YEAR MAY-31-1999 JUN-01-1998 MAY-31-1999 52,692 1,652,078 80,986 0 0 1,793,120 168,484 102,553 1,873,101 1,432,336 0 0 0 2,463 433,337 1,873,101 0 1,175,428 0 730,088 0 0 0 0 61,044 139,099 0 0 0 139,099 .57 .56