Database that will update multiple InDesign documents

I have multiple documents with several different numbers within the paragraphs. I need to update these numbers quarterly. I want to keep one database (whether a Word document, Excel spreadsheet, etc...) where I store and update the numbers and have them flow across these other documents. Is this possible?

Ah OK. Here's some more detail.
I have five documents. Each document has a paragraph that contains different stats. For example:
We have X number of locations and are an $X million dollar company. We currently have over X customers.
Let's say, for simplicity's sake, that the above paragraph exists in each of the 5 documents. Currently, as those numbers change monthly, I have to open all 5 documents and update the 3 different numbers in each one.
What I would like to do is have one document that holds those numbers. Then I could open that one document, update all three numbers, and have the change cascade to my 5 InDesign documents.
Let me know if that helps! And thanks in advance!

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