[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000875186
[NAME] CONSULTING GROUP CAPITAL MARKETS FUNDS
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 8
   [NAME] LARGE CAPITALIZATION GROWTH INVESTMENT FUND
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          AUG-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               FEB-28-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                    1,139,152,070
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                   1,925,874,838
[RECEIVABLES]                                5,462,819
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                   1,563
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                       261,877,369
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                           2,193,216,589
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                             0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                  263,667,384
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                      1,929,549,205
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                 1,123,287,656
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                      102,590,298
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                      106,823,419
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                      341,785
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                     17,708,071
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                   788,211,695
[NET-ASSETS]                             1,929,549,205
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                            7,649,849
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            1,452,170
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               5,597,119
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      3,504,900
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                    34,421,632
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                  249,139,083
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                      287,065,615
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    8,296,565
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                   116,448,422
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                     18,100,262
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                 29,460,614
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                          7,127,231
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      84,732,278
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                      5,133,450
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                   99,734,861
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        2,796,843
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              5,597,119
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                     1,819,060,660
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            17.27
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.04
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          02.82
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.08
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        01.24
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              18.81
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.62
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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