<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL PROPERTIES III 2000 First Quarter 10-QSB and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such 10-QSB filing. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000317331 <NAME> CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL PROPERTIES III <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-2000 <CASH> 701 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 169 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 <F1> <PP&E> 11,153 <DEPRECIATION> (7,535) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 4,861 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0 <F1> <BONDS> 5,344 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> (895) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 4,861 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 783 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 738 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 115 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 45 <EPS-BASIC> 0.27 <F2> <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1> Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet. <F2> Multiplier is 1. </FN>