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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE AUGUST 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 3-MOS MAY-31-2000 JUN-01-1999 AUG-31-1999 69,238 1,723,813 88,734 0 0 1,889,395 168,172 102,672 1,967,944 1,500,430 0 0 0 2,466 459,991 1,967,944 0 327,379 0 200,353 0 0 0 62,372 19,335 43,037 0 0 0 43,037 .17 .17