CAPITAL WORLD GROWTH AND INCOME FUND INC.
  333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071 Telephone (213)486-9200



                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



STEPHEN E. BEPLER,  President and PEO, and ANTHONY W. HYNES,  JR.,  Treasurer of
Capital World Growth and Income Fund, Inc. (the  "Registrant"),  each certify to
the best of his knowledge that:

1)       The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended May
         31, 2003 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the requirements of
         Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
         amended; and

2)       The information  contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents,
         in all material respects,  the financial  condition and results
         of operations of the Registrant.


Chief Executive Officer                   Chief Financial Officer

CAPITAL WORLD GROWTH AND                  CAPITAL WORLD GROWTH AND
INCOME FUND, INC.                         INCOME FUND, INC.



/s/ Stephen E. Bepler                     /s/ Anthony W. Hynes, Jr.
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Stephen E. Bepler, President              Anthony W. Hynes, Jr., Treasurer

Date: August 8, 2003                      Date: August 8, 2003



A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to CAPITAL WORLD GROWTH AND INCOME
FUND, INC. and will be retained by CAPITAL WORLD GROWTH AND INCOME FUND, INC.
and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "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.