[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000886043
[NAME] MANAGED MUNICIPALS PORTFOLIO INC.
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          MAY-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               MAY-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      419,051,159
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     412,172,257
[RECEIVABLES]                               10,764,624
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                  19,998
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             422,956,879
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                    10,267,625
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                    1,403,461
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         11,671,086
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   412,939,704
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       34,552,414
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       34,498,420
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    1,535,649
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      3,689,342
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                   (6,878,902)
[NET-ASSETS]                               411,285,793
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                           27,274,958
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               4,143,758
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                     23,131,200
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     8,491,422
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                  (5,938,398)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       25,684,224
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                   22,772,196
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                    10,177,035
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                              0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                          0
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             53,994
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                     (6,638,685)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                      1,451,333
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                    5,100,267
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        3,746,425
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              4,143,758
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       416,249,046
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            12.11
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.67
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          00.08
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.66
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.30
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              11.90
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  01.00
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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