<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Angeles Partners VIII 1997 Second Quarter 10-QSB and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such 10-QSB filing. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000276779 <NAME> ANGELES PARTNERS VIII <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997 <CASH> 290 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 10 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1> <PP&E> 15,062 <DEPRECIATION> (10,093) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 5,674 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1> <BONDS> 16,713 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> (13,971) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 5,674 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,910 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 2,310 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 913 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (400) <EPS-PRIMARY> (33.40)<F2> <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet. <F2>Multiplier is 1. </FN>