Monthly Report

Deutsche Equity Income Trust PLC
21 March 2005




The Secretary
Company Announcements Office
The Stock Exchange
10 Paternoster Square
London
EC4M 7LS


21 March 2005


Dear Sirs


Deutsche Equity Income Trust PLC


Monthly Fact Sheet as at 28 February 2005


A copy of the above document has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and
will shortly be available for inspection at the UKLA's Document Viewing
Facility, which is situated at:


Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS

Tel: [phone]



                                    -ENDS-



For further information please contact Mark Pope at DWS Investment Trust
Managers on 020 7545 0520.



Yours faithfully

M Pope
Company Secretary


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