<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
     THIS SCHEDULE  CONTAINS SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED FROM THE
TAUBMAN CENTERS,  INC. (TCO) CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2000
AND THE  TAUBMAN  CENTERS,  INC.  STATEMENT  OF  OPERATIONS  FRO THE YEAR  ENDED
DECEMBER  31,  2000  AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY  BY  REFERENCE  TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                           TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
<MULTIPLIER>                                     1,000 <F1>
<CURRENCY>                                U.S. DOLLARS

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                     YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-2000
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                      1
<CASH>                                          18,842
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   46,405
<ALLOWANCES>                                     3,796
<INVENTORY>                                          0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                     0 <F2>
<PP&E>                                       1,959,128
<DEPRECIATION>                                 285,406
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               1,907,563
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                0 <F2>
<BONDS>                                      1,173,973
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                        112
<COMMON>                                           510
<OTHER-SE>                                     491,748
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 1,907,563
<SALES>                                              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               390,939
<CGS>                                                0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  191,286
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              57,329
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                151,826 <F3>
<INCOME-TAX>                                         0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            151,826 <F3>
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                (9,506)
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                   103,020
<EPS-BASIC>                                       1.65
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.64
<FN>
<F1> EXCEPT FOR PER SHARE DATA
<F2> TCO HAS AN UNCLASSIFIED BALANCE SHEET
<F3>  REPRESENTS  INCOME  BEFORE  EXTRAORDINARY  ITEM AND MINORITY AND PREFERRED
INTERESTS.  THE  DEDUCTION  FOR MINORITY  AND  PREFERRED  INTERESTS  WAS $39.300
MILLION.   INCLUDES   A GAIN  ON  DISPOSITION  OF INTEREST  IN A CENTER OF $85.3
MILLION.
</FN>