INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
Published on December 19, 1996
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. 33-60055, 33-57161, 33-38805, 33-34948, 33-34633, 33-57985,
33-60399, 33-11521, 33-2739, 2-76653, 2-63717, 2-52671, on Form S-8
and Registration Statement Nos. 33-62545 and 33-39109 on Form S-3
of Emerson Electric Co. of our report dated November 12, 1996, relating
to the consolidated balance sheets of Emerson Electric Co. and subsidiaries
as of September 30, 1996 and 1995, 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, 1996, which report is
incorporated by reference in the September 30, 1996 annual report on Form
10-K of Emerson Electric Co. Our report refers to changes in accounting
for postemployment benefits and postretirement benefits other than pensions.
St. Louis, Missouri KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
December 19, 1996