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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


         As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated June 23, 2000, included in
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2000, into
the Company's previously filed Registration Statements No. 2-79232, 333-49775
and 333-51873.





                                                      ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



Orange County, California
June 23, 2000



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