[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000880583
[NAME] THE TRAVELERS SERIES TRUST
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 2
   [NAME] SOCIAL AWARENESS STOCK PORTFOLIO
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1996
[PERIOD-END]                               DEC-31-1996
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                        8,705,357
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      11,154,026
[RECEIVABLES]                                   33,862
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                     697
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              11,188,585
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                        77,340
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                       71,250
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                            148,590
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                     8,594,239
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                          700,357
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                          492,622
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                        (2,913)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     2,448,669
[NET-ASSETS]                                11,039,995
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              107,312
[INTEREST-INCOME]                               42,150
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 112,339
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                         37,123
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                       400,819
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    1,159,056
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        1,596,998
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                      233,999
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                       525,148
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        323,694
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                     51,251
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            167,210
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                       3,985,184
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                         55,079
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                      246,453
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                           58,250
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                148,706
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                         8,774,003
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            14.32
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.31
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          02.42
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.43
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.86
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              15.76
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  01.25
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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