[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000880366
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY INVESTMENT TRUST
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 2
   [NAME] INTERMEDIATE MATURITY NEW YORK. CLASS A
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          NOV-30-1996
[PERIOD-END]                               NOV-30-1996
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       49,316,145
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      51,387,606
[RECEIVABLES]                                1,502,162
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                  78,071
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              52,967,839
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     2,325,825
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                       95,338
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          2,421,163
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    50,331,742
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        5,827,232
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        6,200,765
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                        6,543
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                    (1,863,070)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     2,071,461
[NET-ASSETS]                                50,546,676
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            2,846,392
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 343,978
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      2,502,414
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                      (75,989)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                     (60,433)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        2,365,992
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    2,459,068
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        452,026
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                  1,024,421
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            198,862
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                     (2,414,159)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                            460
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                  (1,787,081)
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          258,503
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                559,269
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        50,775,862
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                             8.48
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   0.41
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                         (0.01)
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                              0.41
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                               8.47
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   0.66
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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