Exhibit 23(b) AL JURAID & COMPANY MEMBER FIRM OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS Ali Reza Tower P.O. Box 16415 Jeddah 21464 Saudi Arabia Telephone: 653-4880 Facsimile: 653-2370 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 June 12, 2000 appearing in the Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Employee Savings and Thrift Plan (Saudi Arabia) for the plan fiscal year ending December 31, 1999 and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in this Registration Statement. AL JURAID & COMPANY By: /S/ABDULLAH M. AL JURAID ----------------------- Abdullah M. Al Juraid License Number 99 June 17, 2000 Al Juraid & Company, License No. 25 Licensed Partners: Abdullah M. Al Juraid, No. 99 Sami B. Al Sarraj, No. 165 Penrhyn Wilson III, No. 182