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                                                                   Exhibit 23(a)





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                                                                   Exhibit 23(a)

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


                    We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Experts" in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) and related Prospectus of
Arrow Electronics, Inc. for the registration of 131,436 shares of its common
stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
February 24, 1994, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedules of Arrow Electronics, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the year ended December 31, 1993, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


                                                           /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


New York, New York
September 19, 1994