INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
Published on December 20, 1999
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. 333-84673, 333-66865, 33-62545 and 33-39109 on Form S-3
of Emerson Electric Co. of our report dated November 1, 1999,
relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Emerson Electric Co.
and subsidiaries as of September 30, 1999 and 1998, 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,
1999, which report is incorporated by reference in the September 30, 1999
annual report on Form 10-K of Emerson Electric Co.
/s/ KPMG LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
December 17, 1999