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<LEGEND>
This schedule  contains  summary  financial  information  extracted from CMP
Group, Inc. Consolidated  Statement of Earnings,  Consolidated Balance
Sheet and Consolidated  Statement of Cash Flows and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<CURRENCY>                                         U.S. Dollars

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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                  JUN-30-2000
<PERIOD-START>                                     JAN-1-2000
<PERIOD-END>                                       JUN-30-2000
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                    1
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                      $58,637
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                          $351,565
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                        $500,448
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                   $28,029
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                $1,766,783
<COMMON>                                                        $162,213
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                       $284,462
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                             $138,508
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                  $585,183
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                               $910
<PREFERRED>                                                      $35,528
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                            $155,893
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<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                             $0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                        $0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                    $10,533
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                         $9,000
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                      $30,164
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                  $1,755
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                  $937,817
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                 $1,766,783
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                       $471,081
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                             $91,425
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                      $425,842
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                      $425,842
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                          $45,239
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                              $130,563
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                                   $84,377
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                         $27,055
<NET-INCOME>                                                     $57,322
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                       $1,118
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                    $56,204
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                         $14,609
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                             $0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                           $59,599
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