<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000875186
<NAME> CONSULTING GROUP CAPITAL MARKETS FUNDS
<SERIES>
   <NUMBER> 2
   <NAME> INTERMEDIATE FIXED INCOME
       
<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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