Exhibit 23

Independent Auditors' Consent

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
33-47829  on Form S-8 (the Company's Long Term Stock Incentive  Plan),  in
Registration  Statement No. 33-44821 on Form S-8 (the  Company's  Employee
Stock Purchase Plan) and in Registration Statement No. 33-54205 on Form S-
8  (the  Company's  Nonemployee Director Stock Plan) of our  report  dated
February  7,  1995, on the audit of the consolidated financial  statements
and  financial statement schedule of Graco Inc. and Subsidiaries for  each
of  the three years in the period ended December 30, 1994, included in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 1994.




Deloitte & Touche LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 20, 1995

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