[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000875186
[NAME] CONSULTING GROUP CAPITAL MARKETS FUNDS
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 2
   [NAME] INTERMEDIATE FIXED INCOME
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          AUG-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               AUG-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      380,360,116
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     382,168,612
[RECEIVABLES]                                6,206,649
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                     595
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             388,375,856
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     3,476,648
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      804,948
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          4,281,596
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   390,389,266
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       47,640,950
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       37,386,377
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                      394,501
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                              0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                     8,498,003
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     1,808,496
[NET-ASSETS]                               384,094,260
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                           22,957,355
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               2,422,669
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                     20,534,686
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                   (1,169,275)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    7,249,156
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       26,614,567
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                   20,477,022
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                     22,229,780
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                 14,456,187
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                          2,480,980
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      88,041,506
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                        336,837
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                            0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                 (7,328,728)
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        1,325,387
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              2,422,669
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       331,870,337
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                             7.92
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   0.50
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                           0.14
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                              0.50
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                               8.06
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   0.73
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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