[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000886043
[NAME] MANAGED MUNICIPALS PORTFOLIO INC.
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          MAY-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               MAY-31-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      415,044,410
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     429,560,033
[RECEIVABLES]                                6,390,940
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                       0
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             435,950,973
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     5,905,016
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                    1,894,330
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          7,799,346
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   413,611,525
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       34,606,953
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       34,552,414
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    (800,035)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                        824,514
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    14,515,623
[NET-ASSETS]                               428,151,627
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                           22,738,512
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               4,229,541
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                     18,508,971
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     7,547,057
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                   21,394,525
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       47,450,553
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                   20,844,655
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                    10,411,885
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                              0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                          0
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             54,539
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      16,865,834
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                      1,535,649
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                    3,689,342
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        2,969,275
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              4,229,541
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       425,410,944
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            11.90
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.54
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          00.83
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.61
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.29
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              12.37
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.99
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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