CERTIFICATION

                    AXP Growth Series, Inc. (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: March 19, 2004                   /s/ Paula R. Meyer
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                                           Paula R. Meyer
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer



Date: March 19, 2004                   /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.