[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000886043
[NAME] MANAGED MUNICIPALS PORTFOLIO INC.
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          MAY-31-1999
[PERIOD-END]                               MAY-31-1999
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      411,540,798
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     419,770,809
[RECEIVABLES]                                6,331,669
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                       0
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             426,102,478
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     9,833,051
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                    1,856,103
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         11,689,154
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   413,611,525
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       34,606,944
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       34,606,953
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                      709,187
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                    (8,137,399)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     8,230,011
[NET-ASSETS]                               414,413,324
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                           24,137,875
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               4,001,706
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                     20,136,169
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                   (4,886,706)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                  (6,285,612)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        8,963,851
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                   18,626,947
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                     4,075,207
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                              0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                          0
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                                  0
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                    (13,738,303)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                      (800,035)
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                      824,514
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        3,833,626
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              4,347,682
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       426,980,788
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            12.37
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.58
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                         (0.32)
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.54
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.12
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              11.97
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.94
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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