<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000701939
<NAME> SEI DAILY INCOME TRUST
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 070
<NAME> INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT CLASS A
<MULTIPLIER> 1000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> JAN-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> FEB-01-2000
<PERIOD-END> JUL-31-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 87947
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 86157
<RECEIVABLES> 1787
<ASSETS-OTHER> 3006
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 90950
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 0
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 544
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 544
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 98596
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 9245
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 11909
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 84
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> (6484)
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> (1790)
<NET-ASSETS> 90406
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 0
<INTEREST-INCOME> 3054
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (245)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 2809
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> (772)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 2427
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 4464
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (2808)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 507
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (3236)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 66
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (19034)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 83
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> (5712)
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 49
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 360
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 98263
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 9.62
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.28
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 0.16
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> (0.28)
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0.00
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0.00
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 9.78
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 0.50
</TABLE>
