<ARTICLE>                             5
<LEGEND>

This schedule  contains  summary  financial  information  extracted from Angeles
Partners  VIII 1999 Third  Quarter  10-QSB/A and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such 10-QSB/A filing.

</LEGEND>

<CIK>                                    0000276779
<NAME>                                Angeles Partners VIII
<MULTIPLIER>                                  1,000


                                     
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                     DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                        JUL-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                          SEP-30-1999
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<ALLOWANCES>                                      0
<INVENTORY>                                       0
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<DEPRECIATION>                                    0
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                             0 <F1>
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<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                             0
<PREFERRED>                                       0
<COMMON>                                          0
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<SALES>                                           0
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<CGS>                                             0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                     0
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<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                            1,439
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                   0
<INCOME-TAX>                                      0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                               0
<DISCONTINUED>                                    0
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<CHANGES>                                         0
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<EPS-DILUTED>                                     0
<FN>

<F1> Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet. <F2> Multiplier is 1.

</FN>