[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000880366
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY INVESTMENT TRUST
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 3
   [NAME] INTERMEDIATE MATURITY CALIFORNIA. CLASS C
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          NOV-30-1996
[PERIOD-END]                               NOV-30-1996
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       25,646,133
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      26,945,754
[RECEIVABLES]                                  535,146
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                   1,004
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              27,481,904
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                             0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                       63,748
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                             63,748
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    27,103,408
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                          305,236
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                          264,384
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                        1,289
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      (986,162)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                   (1,299,621)
[NET-ASSETS]                                27,418,156
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            1,509,778
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 217,123
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      1,292,655
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                        21,872
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                       11,418
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        1,325,945
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                      107,452
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                         84,737
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                     53,891
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             10,006
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                     (1,307,545)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                    1,008,054
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          138,747
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                217,123
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                         2,383,276
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                             8.52
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   0.38
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                           0.02
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                              0.38
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                               8.54
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   0.98
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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