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<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
THE GUARDIAN HIGH YIELD BOND FUND CLASS B
This schedule contains financial information extracted from the "Semiannual
Report to Shareholders" dated June 30, 2000, and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000837910
<NAME> THE PARK AVENUE PORTFOLIO
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 092
<NAME> THE GUARDIAN HIGH YIELD BOND FUND CLASS B
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 59,682
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 57,323
<RECEIVABLES> 2,484
<ASSETS-OTHER> 48
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 59,855
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 2,127
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 792
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 2,919
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 67
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 64,494
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 363<F1>
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 355<F1>
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 5,267
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> (2,359)
<NET-ASSETS> 3,099<F1>
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 0
<INTEREST-INCOME> 2,694
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> 256
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 2,438
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> (1,062)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (1,812)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> (436)
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 119<F1>
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 25<F1>
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (30)<F1>
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 13<F1>
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (426)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 4,205
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 168
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 361
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 3,142<F1>
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 8.97<F1>
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.33<F1>
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> (0.44)<F1>
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> (0.33)<F1>
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 8.53<F1>
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 1.96<F1>
<FN>
<F1>Class B only. All other data are on a fund level.
</FN>
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