<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Angeles Partners VIII Limited Partnership's 1995 Third Quarter 10-QSB and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such 10-QSB filing. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000276779 <NAME> ANGELES PARTNERS VIII LIMITED PARTNERSHIP <MULTIPLIER> 1 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1995 <CASH> 243,544 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 235,738 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 967,251 <PP&E> 14,049,898 <DEPRECIATION> (9,022,325) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 5,994,824 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,838,094 <BONDS> 16,505,796 <COMMON> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> (12,349,067) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 5,994,824 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 3,627,388 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 3,413,954 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,393,797 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (213,434) <EPS-PRIMARY> (17.63) <EPS-DILUTED> 0