<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE 1995
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS AND CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET FILED WITH THE COMPANY'S 1995 FORM 10-K AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS
ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                            
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-30-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1995
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<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                1,802,800
<ALLOWANCES>                                    45,200
<INVENTORY>                                  1,602,600
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<PP&E>                                       4,230,500
<DEPRECIATION>                               2,095,600
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<BONDS>                                        208,600
<COMMON>                                       238,300
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<INCOME-PRETAX>                              1,459,900<F1>
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<CHANGES>                                      (21,300)<F2>
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<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 $929.0 million.
</FN>