<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, AND CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF AND FOR YEAR TO
DATE 06/30/00 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000030371
<NAME> DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
<MULTIPLIER> 1000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 9741000
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 20481000
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 12774000
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 1439000
<OTHER-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 44435000
<COMMON> 4681000
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS> 4714000
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 9345000
71000
209000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 8903000
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 16000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 3558000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 565000
33000
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 118000
<LEASES-CURRENT> 18000
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 21735000
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 44435000
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 18216000
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 441000
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 16610000
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 17051000
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 1606000
<OTHER-INCOME-NET> 90000
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 1135000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 413000
<NET-INCOME> 722000
10000
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 712000
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 404000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 90000
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 696000
<EPS-BASIC> 1.94 <F1>
<EPS-DILUTED> 1.93
<FN>
<F1> REPRESENTS PRIMARY EARNINGS PER SHARE
</FN>
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