CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

      As independent public accountants, we hereby
consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement of our report dated August
4, 1995 included in Avnet, Inc.'s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1995, and to
all references to our firm included in this
Registration Statement.                  


                                   ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


New York, New York
December 5, 1995