<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Consolidated Capital Properties III 1995 Third Quarter 10-QSB and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such 10-QSB. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000317331 <NAME> CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL PROPERTIES III <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1995 <CASH> 4,720 <SECURITIES> 9 <RECEIVABLES> 0 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1> <PP&E> 18,380 <DEPRECIATION> 12,502 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 11,193 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1> <BONDS> 6,742 <COMMON> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 3,691 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 11,193 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 3,408 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 4,002 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 622 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (693) <EPS-PRIMARY> (4.19) <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>The Partnership has an unclassified balance sheet. </FN>