[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000775370
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY MUNI FUNDS
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 2
   [NAME] NEW YORK PORTFOLIO, CLASS B
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          MAR-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               SEP-30-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      691,774,991
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     737,860,241
[RECEIVABLES]                               31,069,836
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                  18,506
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             768,948,583
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                    20,026,727
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      543,799
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         20,570,526
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   701,180,075
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       14,129,729
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       14,057,541
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                       40,260
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      1,152,992
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    46,085,250
[NET-ASSETS]                               748,378,057
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                           22,736,615
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               3,166,082
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                     19,570,533
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     7,637,062
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                   23,865,599
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       51,073,194
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    4,764,252
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      8,781,724
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                 10,642,217
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                          2,860,298
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      22,580,480
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                        235,328
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                  (6,484,070)
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        1,851,753
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              3,166,082
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       189,894,207
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            13.15
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.33
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          00.58
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.34
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              13.72
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  01.23
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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