<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000875186
<NAME> CONSULTING GROUP CAPITAL MARKETS FUNDS
<SERIES>
   <NUMBER> 12
   <NAME> INTERNATIONAL FIXED INCOME
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          AUG-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               AUG-31-1997
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST>                      126,882,456
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>                     120,956,824
<RECEIVABLES>                                5,634,025
<ASSETS-OTHER>                               3,125,649
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS>                                 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                             129,716,498
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES>                     3,165,690
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT>                              0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES>                      940,325
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES>                          4,106,015
<SENIOR-EQUITY>                                      0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON>                   132,388,305
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK>                       15,299,555
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR>                       14,201,520
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT>                            0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII>                       2,573,451
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS>                      1,580,631
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS>                             0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC>                   (5,785,002)
<NET-ASSETS>                               125,610,483
<DIVIDEND-INCOME>                                    0
<INTEREST-INCOME>                            8,781,747
<OTHER-INCOME>                                       0
<EXPENSES-NET>                               1,243,844
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME>                      7,537,903
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT>                   (1,276,124)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT>                  (8,280,279)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS>                        6,261,779
<EQUALIZATION>                                       0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME>                    2,026,872
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS>                             0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER>                                0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD>                      4,780,466
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED>                  3,507,513
<SHARES-REINVESTED>                          1,170,819
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS>                     (3,799,919)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR>                      1,485,949
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR>                    2,623,840
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR>                              0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR>                           0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES>                           42,665
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0
<GROSS-EXPENSE>                              1,243,844
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS>                       120,505,931
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN>                             9.11
<PER-SHARE-NII>                                   0.51
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC>                         (0.62)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND>                              0.55
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS>                         0.24
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL>                                 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END>                               8.21
<EXPENSE-RATIO>                                   0.97
<AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING>                               0
<AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE>                                 0
        


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