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<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0001074687
<NAME> EATON VANCE PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
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<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> NOV-30-2000
<PERIOD-END> MAY-31-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 58,971,926
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 1,426,834
<RECEIVABLES> 1,019,745
<ASSETS-OTHER> 2,521
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 339,549
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 52,788,649
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 0
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 47,123
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 47,123
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 62,092,367
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 2,663,243
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 154,704
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> (1,960,453)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> (7,545,092)
<NET-ASSETS> 52,741,526
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 0
<INTEREST-INCOME> 1,651,665
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> 247,302
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 1,404,363
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> (366,264)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (904,459)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 133,640
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 1,860,868
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> 0
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 0
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (1,303,249)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 182,908
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 328,432
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 52,929,258
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 11.84
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.527
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> (0.477)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> (0.163)
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> (0.377)
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 11.35
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 1.71
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