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                                                                      Exhibit 27


                            Financial Data Schedules
                        Quarter Ended February 28, 1995
                  Pursuant to Section 601(c) of Regulation S-K


This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from National
Service Industries,  Inc. consolidated balance sheet as of February 28, 1995 and
the consolidated statement of income for the six months ended ended February 28,
1995,  and  is  qualified  in  its  entirety  by  reference  to  such  financial
statements.
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