<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN FORM 10-K FOR DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000029924 <NAME> DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1994 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1994 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1994 <CASH> 10,888 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 244,557 <ALLOWANCES> 14,870 <INVENTORY> 7,832 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 310,130 <PP&E> 1,858,769 <DEPRECIATION> 1,216,680 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,445,766 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 531,298 <BONDS> 295,552 <COMMON> 102,181 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 1,532,144 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 2,445,766 <SALES> 2,090,977 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 2,090,977 <CGS> 1,051,416 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1,051,416 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 16,858 <INCOME-PRETAX> 338,812 <INCOME-TAX> 157,632 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 181,180 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> (3,007) <NET-INCOME> 178,173 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.80 <EPS-DILUTED> 0