Exhibit 23


                     INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
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 The Board of Directors
 Emerson Electric Co.:

 We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration Statement
 Nos. 33-60055, 33-57161, 33-38805, 33-34948, 33-34633, 33-57985,
 33-60399, 33-11521, 33-2739, 2-76653, 2-63717, 2-52671, on Form S-8
 and Registration Statement Nos. 33-62545 and 33-39109 on Form S-3
 of Emerson Electric Co. of our report dated November 12, 1996, relating
 to the consolidated balance sheets of Emerson Electric Co. and subsidiaries
 as of September 30, 1996 and 1995, 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, 1996, which report is
 incorporated by reference in the September 30, 1996 annual report on Form
 10-K of Emerson Electric Co.  Our report refers to changes in accounting
 for postemployment benefits and postretirement benefits other than pensions.



 St. Louis, Missouri                        KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 December 19, 1996