[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000880366
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY INVESTMENT TRUST
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 2
   [NAME] INTERMEDIATE MATURITY NEW YORK MUNICIPALS FUND. CLASS L
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          NOV-30-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               NOV-30-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       55,162,955
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      58,394,539
[RECEIVABLES]                                1,244,140
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                  71,998
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              59,710,677
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                       757,938
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                       81,884
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                            839,822
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    56,909,406
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                          485,012
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                          266,313
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                      (7,885)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                    (1,268,972)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     3,231,584
[NET-ASSETS]                                58,870,855
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            2,830,892
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 377,833
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      2,453,059
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                       225,219
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                      913,904
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        3,592,182
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                      125,050
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                              183
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        288,386
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                     81,355
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             11,668
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                       7,829,207
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                       (13,572)
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                  (1,494,191)
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          269,132
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                483,132
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                         2,826,288
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                             8.57
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   0.38
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                           0.19
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                              0.38
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                               8.76
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   0.89
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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