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                                                                 EXHIBIT 23(a)

                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


Household International, Inc.

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to the offering
of Household International Netherlands B.V.'s Senior Notes and Warrants to
Purchase Senior Notes, and the guarantee thereof by Household International, 
Inc. to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about 
November 23, 1994, of our report dated February 1, 1994, included in Household
International, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993, and to
all references to our Firm included in this registration statement.

ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



Chicago, Illinois
November 23, 1994