<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000875186
<NAME> CONSULTING GROUP CAPITAL MARKETS FUNDS
<SERIES>
   <NUMBER> 2
   <NAME> INTERMEDIATE FIXED INCOME
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          AUG-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               AUG-31-1996
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST>                      296,582,390
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>                     291,141,730
<RECEIVABLES>                                7,350,475
<ASSETS-OTHER>                                   2,787
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS>                                 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                             298,494,992
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES>                     1,903,750
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT>                              0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES>                      538,488
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES>                          2,442,238
<SENIOR-EQUITY>                                      0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON>                             0
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK>                       37,386,377
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR>                       60,399,179
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT>                      336,837
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII>                               0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS>                              0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS>                     7,328,728
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC>                   (5,440,660)
<NET-ASSETS>                               296,052,754
<DIVIDEND-INCOME>                                    0
<INTEREST-INCOME>                           19,144,622
<OTHER-INCOME>                                       0
<EXPENSES-NET>                               2,152,250
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME>                     16,992,372
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT>                      (14,966)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT>                  (6,833,208)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS>                       10,144,198
<EQUALIZATION>                                       0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME>                   17,206,933
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS>                             0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER>                                0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD>                     16,226,689
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED>                 11,307,251
<SHARES-REINVESTED>                          2,067,760
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS>                       6,987,198
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR>                        551,398
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR>                            0
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR>                              0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR>                 (7,313,762)
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES>                        1,102,332
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0
<GROSS-EXPENSE>                              2,152,250
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS>                       294,001,327
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN>                             8.10
<PER-SHARE-NII>                                   0.50
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC>                         (0.17)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND>                              0.51 
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS>                            0
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL>                                 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END>                               7.92
<EXPENSE-RATIO>                                   0.73
<AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING>                               0
<AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE>                                 0
        


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