<ARTICLE> UT
<CIK> 0000050172
<NAME> INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<CURRENCY> US DOLLARS
<EXCHANGE-RATE>1.000
       
                                        
<PERIOD-TYPE>                              9-MOS
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<EPS-PRIMARY>                                        0<F1>
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<FN>
<F1> All common stock owned by parent company; no EPS required.
</FN>