CERTIFICATION

                AXP California Tax-Exempt Trust (the Registrant)

Pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Each of the undersigned below certifies that

1.   This report on Form N-CSR of the  Registrant  (the Report)  fully  complies
     with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange
     Act of 1934; and

2.   The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects,  the  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations  of  the
     Registrant.

Date: November 4, 2003              /s/ Paula R. Meyer
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                                        Paula R. Meyer
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer


Date: November 4, 2003              /s/ Jeffrey P. Fox
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                                        Jeffrey P. Fox
                                        Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer


A SIGNED ORIGINAL OF THIS WRITTEN STATEMENT REQUIRED BY SECTION 906, OR OTHER
DOCUMENT AUTHENTICATING, ACKNOWLEDGING, OR OTHERWISE ADOPTING THE SIGNATURE THAT
APPEARS IN TYPED FORM WITHIN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THIS WRITTEN STATEMENT
REQUIRED BY SECTION 906, HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE REGISTRANT AND WILL BE
RETAINED BY THE REGISTRANT AND FURNISHED TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION OR ITS STAFF UPON REQUEST.


This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR filed with
the Commission.