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<ARTICLE>                     UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Form 10-K
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000081033
<NAME> PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY
<MULTIPLIER> 1000000

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<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                              DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-END>                                                   DEC-31-1999
<BOOK-VALUE>                                                      PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                            878
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                               1,743
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                             5,141
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                           0
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<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                              594
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                                    597
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                       3,751
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                  588
<PREFERRED>                                                             95
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                                 3,099
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                                       0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                                0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                       1,475
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                          623
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                                0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                             52
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                         2
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                       5,039
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                       14,724
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                            5,890
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                                   510  <F1>
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                           4,292
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                           4,802
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                              1,088
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                                     (2)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                                       1,086
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                               433  <F2>
<NET-INCOME>                                                         (151)  <F3>
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                              9
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                        (160)
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<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                              335
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<EPS-BASIC>                                                            0
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<FN>
<F1>Federal and State Income Taxes are included in this line for FDS purposes.
<F2>Total interest expense includes Preferred Securities Dividend Requirements.
<F3>Net Loss includes an extraordinary charge of $804 million, net of tax of
$345 million.
</FN>


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