Form: S-3

Registration statement under Securities Act of 1933

December 22, 2000

CONSENT OF KPMG LLP

Published on December 22, 2000




EXHIBIT 23.2



The Board of Directors
Emerson Electric Co.


We consent to the use of our report dated November 6, 2000, on the consolidated
financial statements of Emerson Electric Co. and subsidiaries as of September
30, 2000 and 1999, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended
September 30, 2000, incorporated herein by reference, and to the reference to
our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.


/s/ KPMG LLP


St. Louis, Missouri
December 22, 2000