<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                             7
<CIK>                        0000881453
<NAME>                       American Skandia Life Assurance Corporation
<MULTIPLIER>                      1,000
<CURRENCY>                   U.S. Dollars

<S>                          <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>            DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>               JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                 Jun-30-2000
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                        1
<DEBT-HELD-FOR-SALE>                              205,294
<DEBT-CARRYING-VALUE>                             205,294
<DEBT-MARKET-VALUE>                               205,294
<EQUITIES>                                         22,531
<MORTGAGE>                                              0
<REAL-ESTATE>                                           0
<TOTAL-INVEST>                                    229,757
<CASH>                                            106,999
<RECOVER-REINSURE>                                  1,453
<DEFERRED-ACQUISITION>                          1,322,191
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 34,067,564 <F1>
<POLICY-LOSSES>                                    86,614
<UNEARNED-PREMIUMS>                                     0
<POLICY-OTHER>                                          0
<POLICY-HOLDER-FUNDS>                                   0
<NOTES-PAYABLE>                                   189,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                   0
<PREFERRED>                                             0
<COMMON>                                            2,500
<OTHER-SE>                                        398,267
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   34,067,564 <F2>
<PREMIUMS>                                          2,259
<INVESTMENT-INCOME>                                 6,504
<INVESTMENT-GAINS>                                   (707)
<OTHER-INCOME>                                    274,382 <F3>
<BENEFITS>                                          7,421
<UNDERWRITING-AMORTIZATION>                        78,011
<UNDERWRITING-OTHER>                              142,634
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                    54,372
<INCOME-TAX>                                       15,263
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                     0
<DISCONTINUED>                                          0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                         0
<CHANGES>                                               0
<NET-INCOME>                                       39,109
<EPS-BASIC>                                             0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                           0
<RESERVE-OPEN>                                          0
<PROVISION-CURRENT>                                     0
<PROVISION-PRIOR>                                       0
<PAYMENTS-CURRENT>                                      0
<PAYMENTS-PRIOR>                                        0
<RESERVE-CLOSE>                                         0
<CUMULATIVE-DEFICIENCY>                                 0


<FN>
<F1> Included in Total Assets are Assets Held in Separate Accounts of
     $32,277,596.
<F2> Included  in Total  Liabilities and  Equity  are  Liabilities  Related to
     Separate Accounts of $32,277,596.
<F3> Other income includes annuity charges and fees of $211,208 and fee income
     of $62,056.

</FN>


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