<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II
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<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 232,276,310
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 230,521,311
<RECEIVABLES> 4,797,662
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<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
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<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> (306,128)
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> (306,128)
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 234,773,949
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 24,478,566
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 24,882,166
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 2,513,003
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> (402,472)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> (1,754,999)
<NET-ASSETS> 235,129,481
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 0
<INTEREST-INCOME> 6,909,927
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (886,511)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 6,023,416
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 161,361
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 4,188,086
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 10,372,863
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (6,298,058)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (403,600)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 0
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 751,402
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 2,787,645
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> (563,833)
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> (757,322)
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> (893,209)
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 233,022,219
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 9.42
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.24
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 0.21
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> (0.26)
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0.00
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<EXPENSE-RATIO> 0.77
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