<ARTICLE>                           5
<LEGEND>

This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from CONSOLIDATED
CAPITAL  PROPERTIES  III 2000  Third  Quarter  10-QSB  and is  qualified  in its
entirety by reference to such 10-QSB filing.

</LEGEND>

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<PERIOD-END>                        SEP-30-2000
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<FN>

<F1> Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet. <F2> Multiplier is 1.

</FN>