UNITED STATES
                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                  WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                        FORM 10-K/A
                                      Amendment No. 1 to the

 [X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
      ACT OF 1934

                      For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000
                                 OR
 [ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 For the transition period from _________________ to __________________

                               Commission file number 1-278

                                   EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
      (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             Missouri                             43-0259330
 (State or other jurisdiction of              (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)               Identification No.)

       8000 W. Florissant Ave.
             P.O. Box 4100
        St. Louis, Missouri                       63136
 (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)

 Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (314) 553-2000


 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

            Title of each class               Name of each exchange on which
                                              registered

 Common Stock of $.50 par value per share     New York Stock Exchange
                                              Chicago Stock Exchange

 Preferred Stock Purchase Rights              New York Stock Exchange
                                              Chicago Stock Exchange

 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None


 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
 required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
 of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such
 filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  [X]  No [ ]

 Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
 best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
 incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
 this Form 10-K. [ ]

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 Aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the
 registrant as of close of business on October 31, 2000: $31,282 million.

 Common stock outstanding at October 31, 2000: 428,758,015 shares.

                  Documents Incorporated by Reference

 1. Portions of Emerson Electric Co. 2000 Annual Report to Stockholders (Parts
    I and II).

 2. Portions of Emerson Electric Co. Notice of 2001 Annual Meeting of the
    Stockholders and Proxy Statement (Part III).

 Explanatory Note:

 This amendment to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000,
 is filed to remove "diluted earnings per common share, excluding goodwill
 amortization" from the Consolidated Statements of Earnings within Item 8, and
 to report divested businesses within the business segments in Note 12 of Notes
 to Consolidated Financial Statements within Item 8, along with the
 corresponding narrative discussion of business segments within Item 7.

                                   PART II

 Item 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
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          and Results of Operations
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 Narrative discussion appearing under "Results of Operations", "Financial
 Position, Capital Resources and Liquidity", and the "Safe Harbor Statement" in
 Exhibit 99 attached hereto are hereby incorporated by reference.

 Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
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 The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and
 the report thereon of KPMG LLP appearing in Exhibit 99 attached hereto are
 hereby incorporated by reference.

                                PART IV

 Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K
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 A)  Documents filed as a part of this report:

     1.   The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its
          subsidiaries and the report thereon of KPMG LLP attached as Exhibit
          99 hereto.

     2.   Financial Statement Schedules

          All schedules are omitted because they are not required, not
          applicable or the information is given in the financial statements or
          notes thereto contained in Exhibit 99 attached hereto.

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     3.   Exhibits

          23    Independent Auditors' Consent.

          99    Financial Review and Consolidated Financial Statements for the
                fiscal year ended September 30, 2000.





                                       SIGNATURES

 Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
 Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amendment to this report to
 be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                      EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.

                                   By /s/ W. J. Galvin
                                      -------------------------
                                      W. J. Galvin
                                      Executive Vice President and
                                      Chief Financial Officer (and
                                      Principal Accounting Officer)

 Date:  July 3, 2001






























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