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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of National Instruments Corporation of our
report dated January 22, 1999 relating to the financial statements, which
appears in the Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Austin, Texas
November 24, 1999


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