<ARTICLE> 5                                                          EXHIBIT 27
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE EMERSON
ELECTRIC CO. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS AND CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
AS OF AND FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1995 FILED WITH THE COMPANY'S
1995 SECOND QUARTER FORM 10-Q AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO
SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-30-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-31-1995
<CASH>                                         216,000
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                1,920,900
<ALLOWANCES>                                    49,200
<INVENTORY>                                  1,590,800
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                             3,990,300
<PP&E>                                       4,073,000
<DEPRECIATION>                               2,021,400
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               9,423,300
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                        3,471,300
<BONDS>                                        330,400
<COMMON>                                       238,300
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<OTHER-SE>                                   4,306,300
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 9,423,300
<SALES>                                      4,798,700
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                             4,798,700
<CGS>                                        3,127,800
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                3,127,800
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              49,000
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                710,800  <F1>
<INCOME-TAX>                                   259,000
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                  0
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                      (21,300) <F2>
<NET-INCOME>                                   430,500
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.93
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0
<FN>
<F1> Income-pretax (before accounting change) includes $34.3 million
     non-recurring items.  The net earnings impact of the non-recurring
     items was substantially offset by the accounting change.
<F2> Cumulative effect of change in accounting for postemployment benefits.
     Income before accounting change was $451.8 million.
</FN>