EXHIBIT 32.2

Certification of Chief Financial OfficerPursuant to 1350 of Title 18 of the United States Code



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|      | In connection with the Quarterly Report of Inland Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 (the Report), I, James W. Kleifges, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, pursuant to 18 U.S. C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
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|      | (1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and                               
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|      | (2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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|      | /s/ James W. Kleifges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                     
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|By:   | James W. Kleifges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                     
|      | Chief Financial Officer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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|Date: | May 3, 2006                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |