<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Angeles Partners VIII Limited Partnership's 1995 Second Quarter 10-QSB and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such 10-QSB filing. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1995 <CASH> 146,322 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 7,903 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 609,570 <PP&E> 14,005,619 <DEPRECIATION> 8,887,874 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 5,727,315 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 2,142,724 <BONDS> 16,170,371 <COMMON> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> (12,956,499) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 5,727,315 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,876,867 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 2,270,865 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 935,298 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (393,998) <EPS-PRIMARY> (32.55) <EPS-DILUTED> 0