AUDITORS' CONSENT
Published on July 3, 2001
Exhibit 23
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
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The Board of Directors
Emerson Electric Co.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
333-46919, 333-72591, 333-44163, 33-57161, 33-38805, 33-34948, 33-34633,
33-57985, 33-60399 and 33-2739 on Form S-8 and Registration Statement Nos.
333-52658, 333-84673, 333-66865, 33-62545 and 33-39109 on Form S-3 of Emerson
Electric Co. of our report dated November 6, 2000, relating to the
Consolidated balance sheets of Emerson Electric Co. and subsidiaries as of
September 30, 2000 and 1999, and the related consolidated statements of
earnings, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended September 30, 2000, which report is incorporated by
reference in the September 30, 2000 annual report on Form 10-K of Emerson
Electric Co.
/s/ KPMG LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
July 3, 2001