[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000880366
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY INVESTMENT TRUST
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 2
   [NAME] INTERMEDIATE MATURITY NEW YORK MUNICIPAL. CLASS A
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          NOV-30-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               MAY-31-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       49,348,177
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      52,015,303
[RECEIVABLES]                                  836,782
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                       0
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              52,852,085
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                             0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      328,178
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                            328,178
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    51,237,353
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        5,810,963
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        5,687,917
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                     (14,378)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                    (1,366,194)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     2,667,126
[NET-ASSETS]                                52,523,907
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            1,379,083
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 183,739
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      1,195,344
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                       127,997
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                      349,446
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        1,672,787
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    1,146,032
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        356,340
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    307,804
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             74,510
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                       1,482,259
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                       (13,572)
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                  (1,494,191)
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          129,723
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                253,790
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        49,773,785
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                             8.57
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   0.20
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                           0.08
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                              0.20
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                         0.00
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                              0.00
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                               8.65
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   0.71
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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