Published on November 23, 2009
Exhibit
23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board
of Directors
Emerson
Electric Co.:
We
consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
333-154362, 333-154361, 333-152917, 333-152916, 333-118591, 333-118589,
333-90240, 333-46919, and 33-38805 on Form S-8 and Registration Statement Nos.
333-155674, 333-110546, 333-52658, 333-84673 and 333-66865 on Form S-3 of
Emerson Electric Co. of our report dated November 23, 2009, with respect to the
consolidated balance sheets of Emerson Electric Co. as of September 30, 2009 and
2008, 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, 2009, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as
of September 30, 2009, which report is incorporated by reference in the
September 30, 2009 annual report on Form 10-K of Emerson Electric
Co.
Our
report refers to a change in the method of accounting for pension and other
postretirement benefits in 2007 and in 2009.
/s/ KPMG
LLP
St.
Louis, Missouri
November
23, 2009