Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation on Forms S-8 (File Nos.
333-85972, 333-52430, 333-46826, 333-46732, 333-46122) of our report, dated
February 6, 2002, except for Note 2, which is as of February 27, 2003, relating
to the consolidated financial statements of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation and
Subsidiaries at December 31, 2001 and December 31, 2000 and for the three years
ended December 31, 2001, which report is incorporated in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A.


/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
March 18, 2003