Exhibit 23(a) INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT ----------------------------- Deloitte & Touche LLP ----------------------------------------------------------- - ----------- 250 East Fifth Street Telephone: (513) 784-7100 P.O. Box 5340 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-5340 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT The Procter & Gamble Company: We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of The Procter & Gamble Company on Form S-8 of our report dated July 29, 1999 incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Procter & Gamble Company for the year ended June 30, 1999, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Registration Statement. /S/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP - ------------------------- Deloitte & Touche LLP Cincinnati, Ohio June 26, 2000 - --------------- Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu - ---------------