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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Caterpillar
Financial Service Company's third quarter 10-Q and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000
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<INVENTORY> 0
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0
0
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<SALES> 0
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<CGS> 0
<TOTAL-COSTS> 0
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<INCOME-PRETAX> 66
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<CHANGES> 0
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<FN>
<F1>We do not classify our balance sheet.
</FN>
</TABLE>