1 EXHIBIT 23.3 SECURITIES DATA COMPANY We hereby consent to the use of the information we provided for use in Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (No. 333-75213) relating to the offering of Debt Securities by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and to the references to our name in Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement, including under the caption "Experts". Securities Data Company, A division of Thomson Information Services /s/ Francine Falchook - -------------------- Francine Falchook Senior Vice President May 7, 1999