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   <LEGEND>
   THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
   EXTRACTED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF MFS GOVERNMENT
   MARKETS INCOME TRUST AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY
   REFERENCE TO SUCH FIANCIAL STATEMENTS.
   </LEGEND>
      <NAME> MFS GOVERNMENT MARKETS INCOME TRUST
          
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   <PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR
   <FISCAL-YEAR-END>                   NOV-30-1995
   <PERIOD-END>                        NOV-30-1995
   <INVESTMENTS-AT-COST>                 579,561,859
   <INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>                594,617,809
   <RECEIVABLES>                          18,384,838
   <ASSETS-OTHER>                              8,343
   <OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS>                       42,491
   <TOTAL-ASSETS>                        613,053,481
   <PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES>                3,999,915
   <SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT>                         0
   <OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES>               2,918,832
   <TOTAL-LIABILITIES>                     6,918,747
   <SENIOR-EQUITY>                                 0
   <PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON>              617,001,586
   <SHARES-COMMON-STOCK>                  79,539,155
   <SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR>                  89,552,155
   <ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT>                       0
   <OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII>                  1,916,012
   <ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS>                         0
   <OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS>               27,520,660
   <ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC>               18,569,820
   <NET-ASSETS>                          606,134,734
   <DIVIDEND-INCOME>                               0
   <INTEREST-INCOME>                      47,378,162
   <OTHER-INCOME>                                  0
   <EXPENSES-NET>                          5,992,092
   <NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME>                41,386,070
   <REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT>                7,785,537
   <APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT>              45,334,620
   <NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS>                  94,506,227
   <EQUALIZATION>                                  0
   <DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME>              40,982,400
   <DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS>                        0
   <DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER>                           0
   <NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD>                         0
   <NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED>            10,013,000
   <SHARES-REINVESTED>                             0
   <NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS>                 11,654,210
   <ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR>                         0
   <ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR>                       0
   <OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR>                 1,520,830
   <OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR>             36,105,049
   <GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES>                   4,459,164
   <INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              0
   <GROSS-EXPENSE>                         6,007,557
   <AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS>                  604,821,895
   <PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN>                        6.90
   <PER-SHARE-NII>                              0.49
   <PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC>                      0.72
   <PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND>                         0.49
   <PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS>                    0.00
   <RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL>                         0.00
   <PER-SHARE-NAV-END>                          7.62
   <EXPENSE-RATIO>                                 0
   <AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING>                          0
   <AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE>                            0
           











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